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Investing on the go gives you direct access to the people who manage your ISA and pensions savings. Our hosts will be interviewing finance professionals on everything from their successes and failures to current ideas and insights. At meetings, before events and even if we bump into them on the street, we'll grab five minutes with these experts to discuss how your own personal finances could be impacted by topics such as US elections, the move from petrol to electric vehicles, the growth in artificial intelligence and robots, and so much more. Our ultimate goal is to bring to life the world of investments and uncover new and exciting opportunities, all while inspiring you to invest and giving you the confidence and knowledge to make the right decisions. To do this we often ask the managers why they are invested in individual companies. This is for illustration only and should not be taken as a recommendation to buy or sell that stock. The fund manager may or may not still own these companies at the time of your listening. For more investment research visit us at www.fundcalibre.com and follow us on twitter and facebook @FundCalibre

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358. How flexibility wins in uncertain markets

May 15, 2025 • Colin Finlayson

With fixed income markets facing heightened volatility, this episode dives into how strategic bond fund managers are navigating uncertainty through flexibility and precision. Colin Finlayson, co-manager of the Aegon Strategic Bond fund, highlights the importance of managing duration risk, anticipating yield curve movements, and selecting corporate bonds based on bottom-up fundamentals. We also touch on the implications of tariffs, inflationary pressures, and fiscal policy on bond markets.

What’s covered in this episode:

The three drivers of outperformance
Is there room to take more duration risk?
Opportunities in corporate bonds
The challenging outlook for high yield
Inflation considerations in the US, Europe and UK
Initial reactions to tariffs and today’s view
The importance of flexibility in the fund

More about the fund: The Aegon Strategic Bond fund has a very broad and flexible remit. It invests globally and is a true strategic bond fund that can change its positioning very quickly when necessary. The managers combine longer-term strategic positions with short-term ideas.

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Please remember, we’ve been discussing individual companies to bring investing to life for you. It’s not a recommendation to buy or sell. The fund may or may not still hold these companies at the time of listening. Elite Ratings are based on FundCalibre’s research methodology and are the opinion of FundCalibre’s research team only.