Emerging market investors favour Asian bonds

Singapore

ASIAN bonds, due to their higher quality and still-attractive yield, remain favoured by emerging market investors amid financial market volatility, data show.

Some investors are also looking at buying more should any major corrections occur.

"From a global context, from an investment opportunity perspective, Asia is well placed," said Neeraj Seth, head of Asian credit at asset manager BlackRock, at a media briefing on Wednesday morning.

He said that there is no other period in history where so many large countries, like China, Japan, India, and to some extent Indonesia and Korea, are pursu…