Jenna Barnard, CFA
Jenna Barnard is Head of Global Bonds at Janus Henderson Investors. She 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. She was co-head of global bonds from 2015 and became head of global bonds in 2025. Prior to joining the firm, Jenna was an investment analyst at 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 24 years of financial industry experience.
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Quick View: ECB rate cut is on solid ground
ECB June rate cut reflects solid progress towards target inflation.
Rate cuts and the wider inflation context
Why the first quarter of 2025 is critical in shaping the inflation outlook and subsequent rate decisions.
Are the political winds shifting in favour of bond investors?
Jenna Barnard believes political upheaval may lean in favour of bonds.
Trump 2.0: Continental drift
Trump 2.0 has divergent implications for interest rates in the US versus elsewhere.
Global Strategic Total Return Bond – strategy update
Please watch Jenna Barnard, Co-head of Global Bonds and Nicholas Ware, Portfolio Manager on the Global Bonds Team as they deliver a quarterly update on the Global Strategic Total Return Bond strategy as well as sharing their latest market perspectives and outlook. This webcast includes an update on positioning and performance and was broadcast on 24 October 2024.
Central banks: Say hello to team tortoise and team hare
Central banks are separating into the fast and the slow.
How low might bond yields go?
The Global Bonds Team discuss where they see bond yields heading using four analytical frameworks including their own historical analysis.
Signal from noise: What is going on in the US employment market?
Downward revisions to jobs numbers provide further support for interest rate cuts.
Global Strategic Total Return Bond – strategy update
Please watch Jenna Barnard, Co-Head of Global Bonds and Nicholas Ware, Portfolio Manager, give a quarterly update on the Strategic Bond strategy as well as sharing their latest market perspectives and outlook.
Bond market healing?
A pivotal drop below a critical volatility level could signal the onset of a robust bond market rally. Is a turnaround imminent?
UK moves closer to Europe… on rate cuts!
Comments from the Bank of England suggest rate cuts are coming closer.