Amanda Sings is a financial adviser to a number of large institutional investors. She has determined five bond types which may be potential investments, suitable for her clients’ needs •      Index-linked bond •      Eurobond

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Amanda Sings is a financial adviser to a number of large institutional investors. She has determined five bond types which may be potential investments, suitable for her clients’ needs
•      Index-linked bond
•      Eurobond
•      Floating rate note
•      Zero-coupon bond
•      Municipal bond
 
For each of the following clients, select the single bond type from the above list, which you consider most suitable, justify your selection in a single sentence
 
1.   An investment fund which has expectations of a significant rise in interest rates in the future
 2.   A pension fund which pays future pensions uplifted by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) each year

3.  A small pension fund, with limited human resources, seeking a long term investment with minimal need for monitoring and re-investment activity.

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