Robeco has launched two “high conviction” sovereign emerging market bond strategies that target institutional clients who are looking for actively managed portfolios aiming for superior risk-adjusted returns and core allocation to sovereign emerging markets debt (EMD).
The Emerging Market Bonds and Emerging Market Bonds Local Currency funds are also available to professional individual investors in Hong Kong and accredited investors in Singapore.
Diliana Deltcheva, head of EMD at Robeco said in a press statement: “We’re not simply mirroring the benchmark: we’re leveraging our experience and frameworks to take selective, high-conviction positions when appropriate. The two strategies aim to offer higher rewards but will also tolerate higher risk due to this disciplined investment approach.”
The strategies will be managed by the new EMD team that was hired last year, according to a statement by the Dutch asset manager. With an average experience of over 15 years in EMD, the team members coordinate with the quant and sustainable investing teams to find emerging market opportunities.
The managers will use a top-down and bottom-up investment process. A proprietary in-house framework has been developed over the years for evaluating sovereign credit-worthiness and relative value assessments that also includes sustainability considerations.
