fixed income

The IMA has made a raft of changes to its fixed income sectors following a recent review.

Bond investors should not fear the beleaguered banking sector, with the pressures surrounding these fragile financials more of a concern for equity holders, Invesco Perpetual's Paul Causer says.

Barings Asset Management has appointed former Credit Suisse AM fixed income managing director and COO Harjeet Heer as its global aggregate business head.

Gartmore fixed income co-heads Karl Bergqwist and Simon Surtees have called the bottom of the financials slide and are buying back into the beleaguered sector.

With interest rates reductions seemingly on the horizon and the full extent of the credit crunch not yet known, one of the hottest 2008 investor debates surrounds fixed income.

Uncertainty surrounding the future of the bonds market - sparked by Chancellor Alistair Darling's plans for capital gains tax (CGT) - is misguided, providers say.

Standard Life Investments today announces it will run a £140m fixed income portfolio for the Pensions Trust.

Legal & General Investment Management has moved to strengthen its Active Fixed Income team with two appointments.

AXA Investment Managers has poached co-head of fixed income and chief investment officer at Fidelity International, Martin Hall.

Ian Frost is moving from BlackRock to Investec Asset Management to become a global fixed income portfolio manager while Aegon Asset Management has also announced a series of new arrivals to its fixed income team.