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 23 years of financial industry experience.
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Strategic Bond – strategy update
Please join Jenna Barnard, Co-Head of Global Bonds and Nicholas Ware, Portfolio Manager, as they give a quarterly update on the Strategic Bond strategy as well as sharing their latest market perspectives and outlook.
UK moves closer to Europe… on rate cuts!
Comments from the Bank of England suggest rate cuts are coming closer.
Duration matters
Exploring the evidence to support taking a rate sensitive (high duration) stance within a bond portfolio.
Global Perspectives: Disinflation creates solid ground for rate cuts
Why we should be on solid ground for rate cuts and the implications for bond markets.
Rate cutting cycles in US back to 1969
With inflation fast becoming yesterday’s news we look at how 10-year Treasury yields have behaved in rate cutting cycles back to 1969.
Strategic Bond strategy update: Bonds in a rate cutting cycle
Please watch our Strategic Bond strategy update with Jenna Barnard, Co-Head of Global Bonds, which took place on Thursday 8 February, where Jenna discusses positioning as well as the historical performance of bonds in rate cutting cycles going back to the 1960’s.
Strategic Bond – Strategie Update
Seien Sie dabei, wenn Jenna Barnard and John Pattullo, Co-Heads of Global Bonds am Donnerstag, den 8. Februar, ihr neuestes Webinar Strategic Bond Strategie Update präsentieren. Sie werden die Positionierung sowie die historische Wertentwicklung von Anleihen in Zinssenkungszyklen bis zurück in die 1960er Jahre diskutieren.
Do all roads lead to lower bond yields in 2024?
Jenna Barnard and John Pattullo consider the outlook for bonds in 2024, positing that different routes are likely to lead to the same destination.
The message from bond bear steepening
The Global Bonds Team puts the recent bond bear steepening in context and reflects on what it might mean for the future direction of bond yields.
Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc Annual General Meeting
PROPOSED COMBINATION WITH HENDERSON HIGH INCOME TRUST PLC Please note: the trust is currently subject to a proposed merger with Henderson High Income Trust PLC (HHI), dependent on shareholder approval. Please refer to the trust’s stock exchange announcement for details. Disclaimer References made to individual securities do not constitute a recommendation to buy, sell or
Tightening the screw: Restrictive policy is taking effect
How restrictive policy is taking effect and why it should lead to a pullback in yields from current highs.
Global Perspectives: Dissecting the cycle
Why we believe the market is too pessimistic on inflation improvement but too optimistic on the growth environment.