Merrill Lynch Investment Managers is marketing its core bond strategy...

Merrill Lynch Investment Managers is marketing its core bond strategy to institutional investors, said Megan Frank, spokeswoman. The strategy has more than $4.4 billion in mutual fund and high-net-worth assets under management and has returned an annualized 6.79% for the three years ended June 30, compared with 6.36% for the Lehman Brothers Aggregate index.