The changing face of bond investing

Headline: The changing face of bond investingSource: EuromoneyDate: November 2000Author: Julian Marshall Global fixed-income markets are undergoing dramatic change as government bond supply dwindles and corporate bonds take greater prominence. This presents new challenges for fund managers, who can see opportunities to produce higher returns but at higher risk. Recent hard times in the credit […]

Headline: The changing face of bond investing
Source: Euromoney
Date: November 2000
Author: Julian Marshall

Global fixed-income markets are undergoing dramatic change as government bond supply dwindles and corporate bonds take greater prominence. This presents new challenges for fund managers, who can see opportunities to produce higher returns but at higher risk. Recent hard times in the credit markets have created short-term performance headaches. Investors have learnt that avoiding big blow-ups is even more important than spotting winners.

Not so long ago, the world of fixed-income investing seemed quite straightforward for many fund managers, certainly in terms of the areas they were expected to keep an eye on.






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