Shorter versus longer-dated bonds - is there a role for both in scheme portfolios?

Bruno Bamberger says the decision between strategies isn’t clean cut

clock • 5 min read
Bruno Bamberger is senior solutions strategist at Axa Investment Managers
Image:

Bruno Bamberger is senior solutions strategist at Axa Investment Managers

Despite the recent retracement in yield levels, money market and short-dated (one-to-five-year) bond yields are near the highest they have been since the end of the 2008/2009 global financial crisis.

Institutional investors may understandably be tempted to allocate more to these strategies - not just because of their attractiveness versus recent levels, but also because they can offer an equal ...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders

Are you a trustee, investment consultant or in-house pension and benefit scheme professional? You can apply for full complimentary access here

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

More on Investment

Insight Investment wins £1bn fiduciary mandate

Insight Investment wins £1bn fiduciary mandate

Investment manager now runs £4.5bn across fiduciary and OCIO offering launched in 2024

Jonathan Stapleton
clock 10 September 2026 • 1 min read
PP Investment Awards 2026: Shortlists revealed!

PP Investment Awards 2026: Shortlists revealed!

The awards celebrate excellence among asset managers

Professional Pensions
clock 10 September 2026 • 4 min read
M&G readies to launch CDI+ solution as it post £1.7bn of BPA business so far in 2026

M&G readies to launch CDI+ solution as it post £1.7bn of BPA business so far in 2026

Firm’s newly launched BPA-plus offering contributed to significant growth

Jonathan Stapleton
clock 03 September 2026 • 1 min read
Trustpilot