Investment strategies

Fixed income

Global

Fixed income manager with strong credit heritage

$213bn

Assets under Management*

180+

Investment professionals with an average of 19 years’ experience*

* Source: Columbia Threadneedle Investments, data as at 30 June 2024.

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.

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.**



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

Insights

24 February 2026
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Rip it up (and start again)

On Friday, the US Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose broad-based tariffs was unconstitutional.
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18 February 2026
Fixed income

Luke Copley

Client Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

2026 credit thoughts – here comes the capex …

Competition for capital is heating up. Persistent government deficits combined with a long overdue acceleration in corporate capex means bond markets face a wave of new supply. Is this a risk or opportunity?
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17 February 2026
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Stuck in the middle with you

Core government bond markets are onlookers as equity markets are buffeted by AI uncertainty, with the US 10-year Treasury range-bound.
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10 February 2026
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Slow dancing in a burning room

The US dollar has hit a post-2022 low and some countries are reducing their exposure.
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6 February 2026
Equity

Tiffany Wade

Senior Portfolio Manager

Michael Guttag

Senior Portfolio Manager

Riding the multi-year waves of AI investment

The real story of artificial intelligence (AI) is the multi‑year progression of capital flows that will define which companies lead, when they lead and why.
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3 February 2026
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Fool’s gold

We’ve seen extraordinary moves in precious metals recently. The same can’t be said for Bitcoin.
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29 January 2026
Fixed income

Luke Copley

Client Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Jason Callan

Co-Head of Structured Assets, Senior Portfolio Manager

Ryan Osborn

Co-Head of Structured Assets, Senior Portfolio Manager

EU risk retention rules – implications for US securitised credit investors

The US dominates the global securitised market, and although European rules do reduce the scope of availability, it's still a trillion-dollar universe.
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27 January 2026
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Enough is enough

The Japanese yen was in the spotlight this week, with the exchange rate prompting ‘verbal intervention’ by the US and speculation that physical intervention – from both the US and Japan – will follow.
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20 January 2026
Fixed income

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – It’s not easy being Greenland

US ambitions in Greenland, and the subsequent levying of tariffs on nonsupportive European nations, have dominated headlines.
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Millions of people around the world rely on Columbia Threadneedle Investments to manage their money. We look after investments for individual investors, financial advisers and wealth managers, as well as insurance firms, pension funds and other institutions.
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