Paul D. Scanlon, CFA Co-Head of Fixed Income

Funds managed

 Fact sheet Annual Semi-annual
Absolute Return 100 Fund
Absolute Return 300 Fund
Diversified Income Trust
overall Morningstar rating among 264 funds in the Nontraditional Bond category.
5-year Morningstar rating among 161 funds in the Nontraditional Bond category.
3-year Morningstar rating among 264 funds in the Nontraditional Bond category.
Emerging Markets Income Fund
Floating Rate Income Fund
George Putnam Balanced Fund
5-year Morningstar rating among 628 funds in the Allocation--50% to 70% Equity category.
3-year Morningstar rating among 680 funds in the Allocation--50% to 70% Equity category.
Global Income Trust
overall Morningstar rating among 264 funds in the World Bond category.
10-year Morningstar rating among 133 funds in the World Bond category.
5-year Morningstar rating among 236 funds in the World Bond category.
High Yield Fund
overall Morningstar rating among 588 funds in the High Yield Bond category.
10-year Morningstar rating among 319 funds in the High Yield Bond category.

Whitepapers

Fixed-Income Outlook

17-Oct

Analysis of global bond market sectors from the Co-Heads of Fixed Income.

Blog posts

Headwinds buffet emerging-market debt

August 25, 2015

Higher interest rates can challenge any fixed-income market, but rate increases in advanced economies can cause particular difficulty for emerging markets.

What may unlock consumer spending

May 07, 2015

While retail sales have been rather weak, key elements of consumer spending on services, including housing, are growing.

The outlook for high yield in the oilfield

April 17, 2015

Fundamental research offers a guide to the risk that low oil prices pose to energy companies with high yield debt.