Fund execs seek better communication from bond issuers

Asian companies new to issuing bonds can cut financing costs by providing more information to investors, argue fixed income managers.
Gregor Carle: Ratings can only help issuers
Gregor Carle: Ratings can only help issuers

As more investors eye Asian corporate bonds and the group of companies ready to tap this demand grows, good relations between issuers and investors is becoming ever more important, argued fund managers this week.

Bond issuers in Asia coming to the market for the first time should be aware of the importance of having a direct line of communication to their investors, says Gregor Carle, investment director for fixed income and investment solutions at Fidelity International in Hong Kong. He was speaking on a panel at FinanceAsia's Corporate Funding Asia conference in Hong Kong this week see story on private equity from the event.

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