Bond bubble

Almost two-thirds of UK-based institutional investors, including pension funds, expect asset bubbles to negatively impact performance in 2018, according to research by Natixis Investment Managers.

The perception of bond markets being overvalued has fallen significantly, after concerns of a price bubble escalated last December.

There has been a sharp increase in investor belief that bond markets are overvalued, sparking fresh fears of a price bubble just weeks after the US interest rate rise.