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.

Funds in focus

CT (Lux) European Corporate Bond

This investment grade bond fund focuses on issuer and security selection to exploit opportunities primarily in the European
investment grade corporate bond market.

CT (Lux) European Social Bond

This investment grade credit fund unlocks the full potential of bonds to deliver both financial returns and positive social outcomes.

CT (Lux) Global Absolute Return Bond

The objective is to provide an absolute return irrespective of bond market direction.

CT (Lux) European High Yield Bond

This active bond fund focuses on issuer and security selection to exploit opportunities in the European high yield bond market.

Insights

1 July 2025

Fixed Income Desk

In Credit - Weekly Snapshot

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – June 2025

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
27 June 2025

Tiffany Wade

Senior Portfolio Manager

David Egan

Senior Research Analyst

David Goodman

Senior Research Analyst

Market jitters miss the bigger AI picture

As investors navigate a slower growth, policy-fragmented environment, AI stands out as a long-term theme with the potential to deliver durable growth and broad-based opportunity across the value chain.
26 June 2025

Roman Gaiser

Head of Fixed Income EMEA

Resilient European High Yield market looks beyond tariff uncertainty

We cannot ignore the dominant themes impacting markets across the world, but a resilient and supported European marketplace is well placed to prosper in these challenging times.
18 June 2025

David Morgan

Head of US Investment Grade Credit Research

A bitter pill: what tariffs could mean for pharmaceutical firms and the wider healthcare industry

Although a drive to onshore manufacturing of pharmaceuticals is admirable, there could be some unintended consequences around price, availability and global relations.
12 June 2025

Gene Tannuzzo

Global Head of Fixed Income

Midyear fixed-income outlook: Strategic scenarios for bond investors

How will policy uncertainty and macro headwinds shape opportunities in fixed income?
3 June 2025

William Davies

Global Chief Investment Officer

Midyear macro outlook: A new dawn of uncertainty

Geopolitical tensions, tariff uncertainty and global economic slowdown look set to define the second half of 2025.
20 May 2025

Fixed Income Desk

In Credit - Weekly Snapshot

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – May 2025

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
16 May 2025

Paul Smillie

Senior Credit Analyst, Investment Grade

China: Don’t count on a big stimulus package this time

With delinquent loans from the global financial crisis still sitting on its books, we don’t think the conditions are right for China to repeat its stimulus trick for a third time.
28 April 2025

Fixed Income Desk

In Credit - Weekly Snapshot

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – April 2025

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

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Important Information:

Your capital is at risk. Columbia Threadneedle (Lux I) is a Luxembourg domiciled investment company with variable capital (“SICAV”), managed by Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A.. This material should not be considered as an offer, solicitation, advice or an investment recommendation. This communication is valid at the date of publication and may be subject to change without notice. Information from external sources is considered reliable but there is no guarantee as to its accuracy or completeness.

The SICAV´s current Prospectus, the Key Investor Information Document (KIID)/ Key Information Document (KID) and the summary of investor rights are available in English and/ or in local languages (where applicable) from the Management Company Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A., International Financial Data Services (Luxembourg) S.A., your financial advisor and/or on our website www.columbiathreadneedle.com. These documents are available in Switzerland from the Swiss Representative and Paying Agent RBC Investor Services Bank S.A., Esch-sur-Alzette, Zurich branch, Bleicherweg 7, CH 8027 Zurich. Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. may decide to terminate the arrangements made for the marketing of the SICAV. Pursuant to article 1:107 of the Act of Financial Supervision, the sub-fund is included in the register that is kept by the AFM. Threadneedle (Lux) is authorised in Spain by the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) and registered with the relevant CNMV’s Register with number 177. Past performance is calculated according to the BVI method in Germany.

In the EEA and Switzerland: Issued by Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. registered with the Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés (Luxembourg), Registered No. B 110242, 6E, route de Trèves, L-2633, Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies.

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