Fixed income 'a risky investment' as gilt yields set to rise

Natasha Browne looks at fixed income in a new light

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Pension funds trying to maximise return from fixed income can now consider it a risky investment ahead of an imminent rise in gilt yields, an expert says.

Speaking at the SPS Conference, Bond Investment Strategies for Pension Funds, Pioneer Investment client portfolio manager David Greene said yields hit a low point in mid-2013. Although fixed inc...

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