Pictet launches Asian Corporate Bonds fund

Launched on 18 April

Pictet Asset Management has launched an Asian Corporate Bonds fund, which invests in investment grade and high-yield corporate bonds in Asia.

The new fund is domiciled in Luxembourg and UCITS compliant. It invests in hard-currency Asian investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, that offer attractive returns and low volatility. Managed by a team based in London, Singapore and Hong Kong, led by the firm's head of emerging market corporate bonds Alain Defise, the fund is benchmarked against the J.P. Morgan Asia Credit Diversified index. The team uses a proprietary fundamental, valuation and technical selection framework to pick and choose investments that have the best risk return profile. The five influential themes...