Fixed Income

The National Association of Pension Funds has called on the government to skew gilt issuance towards long-dated and index-linked gilts.

UK - The majority of pension funds want to see the government issue more long-dated and index-linked gilts, the National Association of Pensions Funds' Annual Survey showed.

EUROPE - Schemes still favour equities despite market volatility, a J.P. Morgan Asset Management survey revealed.

The Bank of England would like to see more uptake of index linked gilts by institutional investors, but appetite for the paper does not seem to be there.

EUROPE - T. Rowe Price has launched its first global fixed income absolute return strategy.

T. Rowe Price has launched its first global fixed income absolute return strategy.