Jenna Barnard, CFA
Jenna Barnard is Co-Head of Global Bonds at Janus Henderson Investors, a position she has held since 2015. She manages and co-manages a range of global bond strategies and funds meeting different client needs globally. Jenna joined Henderson in 2002 as a credit analyst and was promoted to portfolio manager in 2004. Prior to this, she worked as an investment analyst with Orbitex Investments.
Jenna graduated with a first class BA degree (Hons) in politics, philosophy, and economics from Oxford University. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, is a member of the Society of Technical Analysts, and is an Affiliate Member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals. She has 22 years of financial industry experience.
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Steady and predictable income – The Henderson Diversified Income way
A reliable approach to income Over the past year, bond yields have risen significantly, lifting fixed income return expectations to their most attractive point in well over a decade. Some non-investment grade bonds are yielding north of 8.0% – a rate that seems compelling following years of lacklustre bond returns. As such, some investors have
Strategic Bond Quarterly update
The banking crisis was a visible symptom of how tighter monetary policy is catching up with the economy and exposing vulnerabilities.
Strategic Bond update: Bank woes should hasten peak in rates
Why bank difficulties are likely to hasten the peak in monetary tightening
Global Perspectives: It is all falling into place for bonds in 2023
Evidence of a collapse in inflation and impending economic downturn have potentially built conditions for strong returns from bonds in 2023.
High quality bonds are primed to bloom in 2023
The titan arum only flowers occasionally, but when it does, the results are impressive; high quality bonds could be set for a similar display in 2023.
High quality bonds are primed to bloom in 2023
The titan arum only flowers occasionally, but when it does, the results are impressive; high quality bonds could be set for a similar display in 2023.
Strategic Bond Update: Policy Error?
Here we updated on the previous Strategic bond outlook following a tumultuous few months for financial markets and bond markets in particular
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Q3 Commentary 2022
John Pattullo, Jenna Barnard and Nicholas Ware, Portfolio Managers of Henderson Diversified Income Trust, provide an update on the Company, highlighting factors currently impacting fixed income markets, the key drivers of performance, and recent portfolio activity.
Are bonds making a comeback?
Nicholas Ware, Co-Portfolio Manager of Henderson Diversified Income Trust, talks about the Company’s performance year-to-date, areas where he is finding opportunities and how he is navigating interest rate and inflation risk in a volatile market environment.
Henderson Diversified Income Trust
Portfolio Managers of Henderson Diversified Income Trust, Jenna Barnard and Nicholas Ware deliver the 2022 Annual General Meeting presentation to shareholders. They cover the Company’s performance over the last financial year, areas where they are finding opportunities, and highlight how they are navigating interest rate and inflation risk in a volatile market environment.
Policy overkill … recession coming
Forward, long leading economic indicators signal what looks like a long and deep global recession into mid-2023 at a minimum.
ESG hard-coded in Henderson Diversified Income’s DNA
While Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) assessments of companies have only become a mainstay within investment processes in recent years, analyses of these risks have long been embedded in Henderson Diversified Income’s ‘sensible income’ approach. Here, we find out how the company has ESG analysis at the core of its investment process.