Strategic bonds

In the latest Big Debate, our one-on-one special with Rathbone Unit Trust Management discussed Strategic Bonds.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Nick Gartside bought Spanish 10 year debt as the ECB's bond buying plan, announced last week, means he now knows "the rules of the game".

Kames Capital's Phil Milburn has predicted the European Central Bank will once again fall short of producing a "panacea" for the eurozone debt crisis later today but said the steps expected to be taken are more positive.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panelists from Brown Shipley Funds, S&P Capital IQ and TwentyFour Asset Management discussed Strategic Bonds.

Investors continued to exercise caution in their asset allocation in May, with bond and money market funds the most popular and equity funds seeing their first net outflow in 2012.

Aviva Investors' Chris Higham has taken his cash and government bond weighting to a record high following outperformance in the credit markets and his doubts over the US recovery.

Fidelity's Ian Spreadbury has tipped the yield on a 10-year gilt to dip below 1%, as the safe haven government bond saw yields hit a new low today.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panelists from Aviva Investors, Legg Mason, Rathbone Unit Trust Management and S&P Capital IQ discussed Strategic Bonds.

GLG's Christophe Akel is stepping down from his role as manager of the group's corporate and strategic bond funds for personal reasons.

A fund manager's age does have an effect on whether they should outperform, with those in their early 40s most likely to beat their peers, according to research from Scottish Widows Investment Partnership's(SWIP) multi-manager team.