Vontobel Asset Management named Best EUR Corporate Bond Manager

 

The European ratings agency FERI EuroRating Services AG and Handelsblatt Publishing Group have named the Vontobel Fund - EUR Corporate Bond Mid Yield as the best fund in the EUR Corporate Investment Grade" category in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

 

At the ceremony of the Euro FERI Rating Management Awards on 24 November 2015, the Vontobel Fund – EUR Corporate Mid Yield was awarded best fund in the category “EURO Corporate Investment Grade” for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Vontobel Asset Management manages around 20 billion euro in its Fixed Income Boutique with a focus on corporate bonds, emerging markets and flexible, global bond strategies.

 

“Our investment decisions are driven by conviction. We employ a flexible approach and select issuers with solid credit profiles. During the last years, our investors were rewarded for our dedication to this investment approach,” says Mondher Bettaieb. “Our Euro Corporate Bond Mid Yield strategy has consistently delivered attractive returns in today’s environment, characterised by low growth figures and very depressed interest rates”.

 

FERI assesses all of the funds offered by an asset manager over the past twelve months on the basis of quantitative criteria. FERI compiles these results into an overall score, with each of the funds having an equal weighting. The top five funds in Switzerland, Germany and Austria are then nominated for the award. The winner is then chosen by the FERI EuroRating Management Awards jury on the basis of a qualitative assessment.

 

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