Speaker
Andy Suen
Portfolio manager and head of Asia ex-Japan credit research, PineBridge Investments
Andy Suen is a portfolio manager and head of Asia ex-Japan credit research within PineBridge’s emerging markets fixed income team. His responsibilities include portfolio management of Asia credit strategies supporting key institutional and retail accounts, as well as leading a team of research analysts in coordinating Asia credit research and analysis.
Omar Slim
Managing director, portfolio manager, fixed income, PineBridge Investments
Mr. Slim is a portfolio manager within the Asian fixed income team, responsible for managing funds invested in global and Asian credit, rates and FX markets, and a board member of PineBridge Investments Singapore Limited.
Company Profile
PineBridge Investments is a private, global asset manager focused on active, high-conviction investing. We draw on the collective power of our experts in each discipline, market, and region of the world through an open culture of collaboration designed to identify the best ideas. Our mission is to exceed clients’ expectations on every level, every day. As of 31 December 2021, the firm managed US$148.7^ billion across global asset classes for sophisticated investors around the world.
^AUM as of 31 December 2021 includes US$39.7 billion (US$22.3 billion equities, US$17.4 billion fixed income) of assets managed by joint ventures or other entities not wholly owned by PineBridge Investments. AUM also includes PineBridge Benson Elliot Real Estate AUM of US$3.0 billion.
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Strategy presentation
Omar Slim, managing director, portfolio manager, fixed income, shares why Asia investment grade fixed income is an attractive asset class, and how the team takes an active and ESG-incorporated approach to portfolio management.
Fund profile
The fund will be managed to provide investors with stable return and long-term capital growth through investment in a wide range of investment grade debt securities within the Asia Pacific region. The fund will invest in short and medium to long term debt securities, with at least 70% of the Fund’s Net Asset Value in debt securities, predominantly denominated in USD, issued or guaranteed by entities based within the Asia Pacific region.
Fund Size: $328.2m
Domicile: Ireland
Data as at 31/03/2022
Top 5 holdings with maturity and weighting
| Holding | Weighting |
| 2.194% MITSUI & CO 2027-01-19 | 2.1 |
| 3.3% DBS GROUP HLDGS PERPETUAL | 2.0 |
| 3.379% HANWHA LIFE INS 2032-02-04 | 2.0 |
| 2.25% EX-IM BK OF IN 2031-01-13 | 2.0 |
| 3.5% CDBL FUNDING 1 2027-10-24 | 1.9 |
Data as at 31/03/2022
Data as at 31/12/2020
