EM Bond Fund Flows Turn Negative

Flows to EM bond funds were slightly negative for the week to March 2, compared to flows totaling $96m the previous week, according to EPFR Global. EM bond funds focused on Asia continue to outperform their EMEA and LatAm peers in attracting money, according to EPFR Global. Lipper data show that for the week ended March 3, EM debt funds were up 1%. Year-to-date they are up 0.15%. Meanwhile, global income funds are up 0.12% in the week and 0.86% ytd and international income funds are up 0.19% in the week and 0.99% ytd.