Henderson

If bond markets are the only indices you look at to judge world events, you could be forgiven for thinking the past month or so has been fairly uneventful.

The Monetary Policy Committee should have started raising the base interest rate last summer to combat inflation and must look to hike rates as soon as possible, said Henderson's Simon Ward.

Henderson's Stephen Peak complained bitterly about the £1.2m discretionary bonus paid to Gartmore CEO Jeff Meyer and demanded it be revoked.

Henderson's Charlie Awdry expects China will raise interest rates three more times this year to quell soaring inflation.

Bond fund managers have warned they are concerned about the quality and risks of some debt coming to market after a record 12 high-yield bonds were issued last week.

Henderson's Bill McQuaker says the recent move by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to prevent the yen soaring against the dollar could feed through to equity markets if it is the start of a new trend.

Gartmore's former fund managers Roger Guy and Guillaume Rambourg are returning to fund management with the launch of a hedge fund, according to reports.

Gartmore saw outflows of £1.2bn in the three months prior to the completion of its takeover by Henderson, the new owner revealed today.

Gartmore's Richard Pursglove and Phil Wagstaff will not be joining Henderson as part of the takeover deal.

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