Fixed Income Update – Navigating a sea of volatility
2022 was a challenging start for most markets, but especially so for the fixed income market, which had its worst start in over 40 years. With bond indices down, fixed income investors had few options. Albert Ngo, Senior Portfolio Manager and Ian Fung, Portfolio Manager, discuss inflation as the main driver of fixed income market volatility, its impact, the outlook for fixed income, and how they’ve been implementing various strategies in the fixed income portfolios.
Read Albert and Ian’s commentary to see how they are positioning the fixed income portfolios and believe that current headwinds may become tailwinds for fixed income.
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