Emerging market bonds have suffered in recent months, but according to Alain-Nsiona Defise, Head of Emerging Corporates, Mary-Therese Barton, Head of Emerging Market Debt at Pictet Asset Management, fears of a renewed currency and debt crunch are overblown.

10 year US Treasury yields crossed the psychologically important 3% threshold in the 2nd quarter, the highest level in four years - buying opportunity or a falling knife? Given these critical levels and an uptick in US inflation, investors are justifiably worried about spiralling rates.

The order book reached an amount of more than €2.2bn, and was more than 4.4 times oversubscribed. The success of this transaction shows investors' strong confidence in Euronext's ambitions, strategy and solid credit profile.

Pictet Asset Management has announced the launch of the Pictet? Global Fixed Income Opportunities fund, domiciled in Luxembourg and UCITS compliant. The fund has a flexible, unconstrained approach to fixed income investing, seeking to generate higher returns by exploiting market volatility.

The African Development Bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch), priced a new US $2.0-billion 3-year Global Benchmark bond due 22 March 2021.