London
CALL it the seven-year itch.
The torrid romance that doubled the global junk-bond market to US$2 trillion since 2010 is losing the spark for a handful of investors, just like the supposed tendency to infidelity after years of marriage. High-yield bond funds suffered US$10.5 billion of outflows last month, the most since December 2015, according to consultancy EPFR Global.
"This is an asset class we have loved for a number of years," said Percival Stanion, head of multi-asset funds at Pictet Asset...