Asia Value Bond: global USD credit fund
Asia has undergone tremendous structural reform in the past decades. Beyond export-oriented growth, the region has seen increased economic diversification, greater government transparency and deepening capital markets. To sustain continued growth, many Asian enterprises are increasingly tapping into the international USD debt markets.
As a result, the region offers a growing diversity of credit opportunities as well as improving credit quality.1
In our view, Asian debt can provide attractive opportunities relative to its developed bond peers, and better fundamentals compared to other emerging markets.
Asia: a growing set of credit opportunities
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| USD 1 trillion market size
| Up to 270bps spread pickup
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| Engine of global growth Asian economies are expected to contribute some 50% to global GDP growth in the coming decade.4 | >1,400 issuers5 Healthy issuance activity and domestic demand in recent years provide improving diversity and quality. |
why invest?
A flexible fund designed to target an annualised return of between 4-5% and volatility within 4% p.a.6
Asia has the ingredients for an attractive credit outlook: economic growth, improving fiscal balances and sustainable debt levels.
A dynamic search for value
- Go anywhere, within bounds : The team actively targets what we consider the best bond opportunities across countries, industries, seniority and maturities, flexing for varying market conditions.
- Focus on fundamentals : The team carefully assesses the quality and risks of each investment while considering the top-down positioning and overall portfolio risk limits.
- High conviction : the portfolio is managed dynamically across 11 bond sub-segments in a benchmark-agnostic manner.7 The goal: to generate both income and capital gain by investing in what we consider the best opportunities.
Awards and ratings8
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investment team.
 | Dhiraj Bajaj Portfolio Managers, 15 years’ experience | |
 | Tracy Wang Senior Credit Analyst, 14 years’ experience | |
 | Love Sharma Senior Credit Analyst, 10 years’ experience | |
 | Nivedita Sunil Senior Credit Analyst, 11 years’ experience | |
 | Tobias Bracey Credit Strategist & Product Manager, 12 years’ experience |
The Singapore-based investment management team of five has an average 12 years of experience, managing over USD 6.2 billion of assets under LOIM’s Asian Credit strategy. They are part of a 22-strong global fixed income team that manages USD 29 billion in global and regional strategies.
investment philosophy.
A flexible approach based on ongoing market conditions.9
| 1 | Long-only total return We aim to generate returns from both income and capital gains. This means both compounding interest income over the longer term as well as highly active management in a bid to capture other sources of returns. |
| 2 | High conviction By freeing ourselves from market-cap based benchmark constraints, the portfolio is not tied to high concentrations of single countries or issuers that are more indebted. This allows us to seek to maximise ongoing market opportunities and mitigate risks. |
| 3 | Value orientation Asia Value Bond is keenly focused on seeking value. Having a flexible approach allows the team to pursue what they believe are the most attractive opportunities across countries, sectors, issuers, seniority or maturity - at any given point of time. |
The end result
The result is a diversified portfolio of c.140 holdings on average with a typical credit rating of BBB-.10 Risk management is embedded in the portfolio management process, with strict risk limits and natural hedges built in to reduce the impact of any sharp market movements.
Sub-Fund Information
sources.
1 Source: Moody’s, JP Morgan, October 2018. There can be no assurance that the Sub-Fund’s investment objective will be achieved or that there will be a return on capital or that a substantial loss will not be incurred.
2 Source: JP Morgan, October 2018.
3 Widest spread differential is in high yield: 273 bps differential between Asia high yield (BB) and US high yield (BB). Source: JP Morgan EM Corporate Weekly Monitor, 29 October 2018. Indices used: JP Morgan CEMBI Broad HY Asia & US indices. For information purposes only. No benchmark/ index is directly comparable to the investment objectives, strategy or universe of a Sub-Fund. Past performance of a benchmark/index is not a guarantee of past or future performance of the Sub-Fund.
4 Source: LOIM, Bloomberg consensus estimate, 28 February 2018.
5 Source: JP Morgan Asia Credit Index, 09 November 2018, Bloomberg.
6 Yields may vary. There can be no assurance that the Sub-Fund’s investment objective will be achieved or that there will be a return on capital or that a substantial loss will not be incurred.
7 For illustrative purposes only. Holdings/allocations are subject to change
8 Sources: Morningstar, 31 October 2021. Asia Bond category. See https://www.morningstar.com/content/dam/marketing/shared/research/methodology/771945_Morningstar_Rating_for_Funds_Methodology.pdf for more information on methodology. / Citywire, 31 October 2021. Asia Pacific hard currency bond category. See https://citywire.ch/news/citywire-fund-manager-ratings-frequently-asked-questions/a703353 for more information on methodology. / Lipper Leaders – Thomson Reuters, 31 October 2021. Total Return and Consistent Return categories. See http://lipperalpha.financial.thomsonreuters.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/S026849-Method-Lipper-Leaders-Ratings-System-International.pdf for more information on methodology. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
9 There can be no assurance that the Sub-Fund’s investment objective will be achieved or that there will be a return on capital or that a substantial loss will not be incurred.
10 For information purposes only. Holdings/allocations are subject to change.
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