Diversity gives Global Bond peer group the edge amid difficult time for bond markets

Global Bond managers nominated in last year's Fund Manager of the Year Awards continue to outperform despite tough sector conditions

IMA Global Bond is among the more diverse sectors, with like-for-like comparisons difficult between genuinely world-focused products and various types of regional offering. That said, the vehicles shortlisted in this category for the 2008 Investment Week Fund Manager of the Year Awards have largely continued to outperform against an extremely tough background for bonds. Last year’s winner was Templeton Global Total Return, run by Michael Hasenstab and John Beck, just edging out the Global Bond fund from the same group. Looking at performance in the 12 months to 22 June, these portf...