Interactive Financial Adviser: Absolute Returns Fixed Income

In the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate, our panellists from Threadneedle, Western Asset, Standard & Poor's and Ignis discussed absolute returns income.

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The combination of positive returns and low volatility has ensured the enduring popularity of absolute return funds in the face of unpredictable markets. The additional security offered by fixed income investing has seen a marriage between that sector and an absolute return model prove very attractive to investors.But what can the rapidly expanding range of funds offer and what should investors look for in an absolute return fixed income fund?

The Absolute Returns Fixed Income panel includes:

Alasdair Ross, Fund Manager, Threadneedle
 
David Klein, Portfolio Manager, Legg Mason affiliate, Western Asset
 
Kate Hollis, Director - Fund Research, Standard & Poor's
 
Stuart Thomson - Ignis’ Chief Economist and Co-manager of the Ignis Absolute Return Government Bond Fund, Ignis