Vontobel expands EM bond suite with fixed maturity fund

Fixed maturity of five years

James Baxter-Derrington
clock • 1 min read

Vontobel has expanded its range of emerging market bond funds with the launch of a fixed maturity credit offering.

The Vontobel Fund II - Fixed Maturity Emerging Markets Corporate Bond 2026 fund will offer investors access to short- and mid-maturity emerging market corporate bonds. Vontobel hires Federated Hermes manager to run latest sustainable fund It will hold a fixed maturity of five years and target an average investment-grade rating with a target yield to maturity of 4.7%. The fund will be managed by Vontobel's emerging market fixed income team, supported by ESG analysts, and will exclude a range of sectors due to "ESG concerns". Available for a management fee of 0.7%, the fund is cla...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Bonds

Register now for IW Fixed Income Market Focus event on 13 March

Register now for IW Fixed Income Market Focus event on 13 March

Get the expert view on the outlook for bond investors

Investment Week
clock 16 January 2025 • 1 min read
Coutts and JP Morgan fund updates investment policy to access catastrophe bonds

Coutts and JP Morgan fund updates investment policy to access catastrophe bonds

Following fund launch in May

Linus Uhlig
clock 18 December 2024 • 2 min read
Aegon AM's Iain Buckle: It is beginning to look a lot like 2024

Aegon AM's Iain Buckle: It is beginning to look a lot like 2024

Bond markets in 2025

Iain Buckle
clock 06 December 2024 • 4 min read
Trustpilot