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Henderson unveils Total Return Bond Fund in Singapore
Henderson Global Investors (Singapore) has registered the Henderson Horizon Fund – Total Return Bond Fund as a recognized fund in Singapore. It was launched in May 2012, with 280 million euros external investment. The fund targets a positive total return, over a rolling three year period, through income and capital gains by investing in a broad range of global fixed income asset classes and associated derivative instruments.
The Asset 30 Jul 2012
 
   
Henderson Global Investors (Singapore) has registered the Henderson Horizon Fund – Total Return Bond Fund as a recognized fund in Singapore. It was launched in May 2012, with 280 million euros external investment. The fund targets a positive total return, over a rolling three year period, through income and capital gains by investing in a broad range of global fixed income asset classes and associated derivative instruments.
 
The Henderson Horizon Fund - Total Return Bond Fund is a UCITS Luxembourg SICAV that provides a diversified risk managed exposure to global bond securities. Its long-term aim is to deliver a higher total return than a traditional actively managed investment-grade bond portfolio with similar volatility.
 
The fund will be managed by Henderson’s fixed income investment strategy group (ISG) which is chaired by chief investment officer David Jacob. Ideas will be generated from over 50 investment specialists across the full range of fixed income markets allowing the ISG to isolate the most attractive risk-adjusted opportunities.
 
Jacob says: “The Total Return Bond Fund offers an excellent alternative to traditional, benchmark oriented bond funds where low yields present a risk to future returns. Bond yields are at historic low levels having been in a declining trend over a number of decades. This has supercharged the returns from traditional benchmark driven government and corporate bond portfolios in recent years, but going forward, a more flexible approach is required to capture the best returns from fixed income markets. The fixed income team at Henderson combines unconstrained idea generation with disciplined and effective risk management, essential for producing strong returns in volatile markets.”
 
The fund will invest in global fixed income markets including government bonds in developed and emerging markets; corporate bonds (including investment grade and high yield), secured credit (loans and asset backed securities) and cash. It uses UCITS ‘sophisticated’ investment powers, which enable the fund to include derivative instruments for efficient portfolio management as well as to reduce risk and enhance portfolio returns.
 
Henderson manages over 18.7 billion euros of fixed income assets under management (as of March 31 2012) and comprises a team of over 50 investment professionals. The team manages a range of pooled and segregated funds on behalf of clients which includes the 330 million euro corporate bond portfolio managed by Stephen Thariyan and Chris Bullock.  
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