BNPP AM has raised $170m from private banks in the region for a fixed maturity plan, according to Karan Talwar, Hong Kong-based investment specialist for emerging market fixed income.
Tag: Fixed Income
Is 2019 ripe for unconstrained bond funds?
Fixed income managers have promoted products with highly flexible mandates in response to shifting investor sentiment.
Stick with short duration bonds
High yields are available in oversold, short-dated credit assets, argues Eoin Walsh, portfolio manager at Twenty Four Asset Management.
Allianz GI tops 2018 most researched funds
Turmoil in global equities markets and fears of an economic slowdown drove investors to investigate fixed income havens last year, FE data shows.
Indonesian bonds in Manulife AM’s sights
The firm also likes onshore China bonds, despite the potential for an escalation of the trade war with the US.
Global fixed income funds – best and worst in 2018
How did fixed income funds respond to the gradual withdrawal of liquidity, rising interest rates and volatility in 2018?
Video: Franklin Templeton on fixed income investing
Ivan Fong, vice president and senior product manager, sees opportunity in local currency EM bonds, but is closely watching trade tensions between China and the US.
The limits of bond fund tracking error
Individual bonds within a particular sector do not necessarily have similar risk-return characteristics, argues Colin Purdie, London-based chief investment officer for credit at Aviva Investors.
Bond risk is in downgrades, not defaults
There is more risk in investment grade ratings than in high yield defaults, according to Matt Eagan, vice president portfolio manager for Loomis Sayles fixed income group.
Hong Kong’s EIP launches fixed income fund
After delisting a smart beta ETF earlier this month, the firm has rolled out its first SFC-registered actively-managed fund, which is available to the retail investor base.
