For most of the decade after the financial crisis, bonds yielded little and their traditional role as a source of income in a balanced multi-asset portfolio was dented.

Rising interest rates across the globe have pushed bond yields higher over the past year, and restarted the conversation around the potential for such assets to provide an ample yield. 

This guide, which comes with 60 minutes of CPD, will explore the conditions of different parts of the government and corporate bond markets, and the balances between risk and reward involved with fixed income markets right now. 

david.thorpe@ft.com