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— Goodwin: praises software advances

The analytical challenge for a fixed income portfolio manager lies in the combination of data-intensive cash-flow information management, complex yield curve estimation and advanced mathematical procedures, all of which have immensely improved with the progressive development of the computer, says Nicholas Goodwin.

Upsetting as it might be to some specialist fixed income managers, corporate bonds and emerging market debt have long been regarded as the ugly sisters of the fixed income family, says Gerry O’Kane.

In today’s tough investment market we can no longer rely on the stock market. UK fund managers need to broaden their investment universe and combine diverse instrument types into a more risk-balanced approach, says Mark Mosher.