Retail Bond Expert

Nuffield Health follows in the footsteps of the Jockey Club with new 'mini bond'

Painfully low interest rates attract savers and investors to higher rates of return

With Thursday’s half-yearly figures expected to show the full extent of the problems at the troubled Co-operative Bank, bond holders have united in their opposition to proposed plans to exchange their debt for equity, and have taken their case to the Bank of England – and beyond!

Enraged bond holders call for an alternative strategy to fill the hole in Co-op Bank balance sheet, but intransigent borrower insists there is no alternative.

Retail Bond Expert confirms the need for caution as borrowers tempt investors with a whole range of both listed and unlisted bonds, and asks if it is time for industry standard product definitions.

Mr Bond looks at the appetite for private share ownership and investing for income

Relief at Co-op Bank as 99.9% of bondholders vote to approve recapitalisation plan.

Retail Bond Expert takes a look at the considerations