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(From The Standard)
Byline: Mukul Munish
Emerging market bond funds are gradually clawing back money redeemed from the funds over the summer months, according to research by EmergingPortfolio.com.
The Boston-based fund tracking research house said dedicated emerging markets bond funds posted net inflows for the fourth week running as fears about the pace and scope of interest rate hikes in the United States continued to ease.
The 249 funds tracked by Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR) have attracted inflows of US$235.6 million (HK$1.84 billion) in the past four weeks. When combined with five straight weeks of positive performance, their total assets under management have nudged up to US$16.74 billion.
The recent trend stands in sharp contrast to the period between April 7 and August 4, when the funds posted net outflows in 15 out of 17 weeks as investors pulled out US$1.22 billion.
For the year to date, however, the funds are still ahead, ringing up net inflows of US$428 million. Events in the US continue to be the biggest driver of this asset class. ``Recent economic data continue to reinforce expectations of positive economic growth and a gradual tightening of interest rates,'' says ...