Prudential has retained its place at the top of the most recommended onshore bonds and the top recommended international bonds in the first half of 2026, according to the latest data from Defaqto.

The FCA has today launched a bond consolidated market data tape to give investors and market participants access to a single, real-time source of prices and trading activity across the UK bond market.

Wealth manager Evelyn Partners has targeted investors unnerved by global uncertainty with a new bespoke portfolio service that invests in cash and bonds and aims to beat the returns available on cash accounts.

NS&I has boosted the rates of its British Savings Bonds to up to 4.1% AER and has relaunched one and five year fixed-rate bonds.

The FCA has today introduced new transparency rules for bonds and derivatives markets which it hopes will give investors more information and reduce costs for firms.