Core-Plus Bond Management

Core-plus fixed-income management-a strategy of increasing allocations to extended nonbenchmark sectors in order to achieve excess return-offers managers and clients the possibility of excess returns despite an increasingly efficient U.S. bond market. To review the record of core-plus and address the many issues associated with it, this proceedings draws on the experience and insights of 10 respected investment professionals. The authors examine core-plus, and evaluate the implications and prospects of this highly dynamic approach.