Nine months after JP Morgan announced the inclusion of Indian government debt in its emerging markets index, the incremental ownership of sovereign bonds by foreign portfolio investors has climbed more than $10 billion, with purchases topping the billion-dollar threshold so far this month. As of June 18, the indicative value of aggregate FPI holdings in … Read more
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is on track to include India in its emerging market debt index from June with most of its clients ready to trade, according to the firm’s global head of index research. “Based on the annual Index Governance Consultation process, market feedback so far has been largely positive, with the majority of … Read more
The craze for India’s booming bond market has reached as far as South Korea, where a bond fund that’s been mostly dormant for a decade is suddenly getting lots of interest. Mirae Asset Management Co.’s fund dedicated to Indian debt has grown to about 32 billion won ($22.5 million) from 24 billion won at the … Read more
