Have we heard the death knell for the Corporate Bond sector?

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Despite being last year's preferred bloom, investors are shifting away from the £ Corporate Bond sector. Who will be the pick of the bunch in 2010?

The £ Corporate Bond sector was the top seller among retail investors last year, with net sales of £6bn, according to recently released figures from the IMA. This means nearly £1 in every £4 of total fund investment was allocated to the sector. However, towards the latter part of 2009, the momentum appeared to be shifting away from the Corporate Bond sector and into its upstart rival Strategic Bond. So which sector will take the bulk of the spoils as we move further into 2010? One man who may be able to shed some light on the matter is Fidelity’s Ian Spreadbury, who runs both corporat...

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