TMB reports record success with Eastspring Global Smart Bond

Head of mutual fund products Kidakarn Chudsuwan said that indicates improvement in the investment market, which he credited to progress on the US-China trade agreement and a Brexit deal in Europe.
“The investment situation still faces many challenges this year, such as the global economic slowdown, trade wars and political tension in many countries, causing fluctuations in the market and low-interest rate,” she said.
“To increase returns on investments, investors should diversify to reduce fluctuations in their portfolios.”
Kidakarn said the TMB bond had received excellent feedback from investors since the first round of sales between January 13 and 21, when Bt4.2 billion worth of the total Bt6 billion was sold, a record high for both TMB Bank and TMB Asset Management Eastspring.
“What brought this success was the low interest rate. Investors were looking for better returns than those coming from deposits with low risk,” she said.
“This fund has a yield to maturity of 5 per cent. Also, we control risk by diversifying investments in various bonds, resulting in low fluctuation in the past three years of 2.2 per cent. This fund has the lowest return in three years, contracting by just 1 per cent.”
Bond assets can still generate returns this year and also help reduce portfolio fluctuations while interest rates remain at a steady level, Kidakarn said.
“Since the establishment of this fund in December 2015, it has provided a return of 6.6 per cent per year. With proactive management policies and the flexibility to adjust investments to suit all market conditions, the fund yielded up to 11.77 per cent last year.”