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Investing in fixed income

  • Understand how the performance of bonds has changed over the last year
  • Identify the challenges facing the bonds market
  • Understand the impact of ESG on fiixed income
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It is fair to say 2022 was a tough year for fixed income investing.

But 2023 is set to see a bounce back for bonds with yields and valuations now looking more attractive than they have for a long time.

Interest rates are also reportedly close to peaking, which could put an end to the dramatic repricing of bonds seen last year as rates rose.

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So, what are the opportunities and challenges that this presents to investors?

This report is worth 30 minutes of CPD.

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Approx.30min

Please answer the six multiple choice questions below in order to bank your CPD. Multiple attempts are available until all questions are correctly answered.

  1. According to Aaron Rock, what are some of the challenges facing the gilts market over the coming years?

  2. True or false, Mike Riddell says he expects recession will likely lead to a series of rate cuts starting at the end of this year which are not priced in.

  3. According to the article, yields for UK investment grade are at around:

  4. Which of the following is the odd one out? What examples does Rees give to show that ESG factors are playing a larger role when it comes to fixed income?

  5. True or false, within fixed income it is virtually impossible to engage with companies to get them to change behaviour.

  6. What does Andre Severino expect to become more important among issuers this year?

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  • Understand how the performance of bonds has changed over the last year
  • Identify the challenges facing the bonds market
  • Understand the impact of ESG on fiixed income

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