Types of investment

Fixed Income

Having the right partner to help you meet your fixed income goals is essential. Whether you’re seeking income, total return or capital preservation, we have the resources and expertise to help you meet these objectives and add value to your portfolios.

  • A global fixed income manager with a strong credit heritage
  • Assets under management of $208bn/€191bn/£168bn*
  • 191 investment professionals with 20 years’ average experience*

Why choose Columbia Threadneedle Investments for fixed income?

Fuelled by research – an intense and independent approach gives us deep knowledge of issuer and industry dynamics with the aim of driving strong, sustainable returns.

Our size is to your advantage – we have the global presence and scale to access markets and forensically assess issuers yet are nimble enough to extract value from security selection.

Built on a powerful line-up – we offer a wide choice of strategies from traditional government and corporate bonds to specialized areas including emerging markets and liability-driven solutions.

Established in impact investing – our social bond funds were the first of their kind and we remain a leading advocate in the development of the fast-moving green and social bond markets.**

* Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, data as at 31 March 2023.

** UK Social Bond strategy was launched in December 2013 and the European Social Bond strategy was launched in May 2017.

15 March 2024

Tammie Tang

Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Celebrating a decade of social impact bond investments

The CT UK Social Bond Fund has pioneered impact investing for fixed income, through investments that deliver positive social outcomes and a financial return consistent with the risk profile of the broad UK investment grade credit market.
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13 March 2024

Fixed Income Desk

In Credit - Weekly Snapshot

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – March 2024

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
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27 February 2024

Fixed Income Desk

In Credit - Weekly Snapshot

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – February 2024

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
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23 February 2024

Paul Smillie

Senior Credit Analyst

Dick Manuel

Senior Equity Analyst

Peter Tiletnick

Senior Equity Analyst

NYCB blues… could events at the bank hit smaller institutions?

Is the banking system still vulnerable to aftershocks as central banks continue quantitative tightening?
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7 February 2024

Lin Jing Leong

Senior Sovereign Analyst, Emerging Market Asia

India and Indonesia: assessing the impact of 2024 elections

Over the last decade, leaders in Indonesia and India have capitalised on their popularity and successfully enacted reform policies that have boosted long-term investment and exports.
Read time - 3 min
25 January 2024

CT UK Social Bond Fund impact report 2023 - education, learning and skills

Supporting wider participation in higher education with a focus on promoting social mobility.
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