BarCap launches Asia-Pacific convertible bonds index

BarCap launches Asia-Pacific convertible bonds index

BarCap extends Asia-Pacific access

In response to demand for exposure to Asia-Pacific convertible bonds, Barclays Capital has launched an index that provides investors with a total return benchmark for multi-currency Asia-Pacific convertible bond portfolios.

The Barclays Capital Asia Pacific Convertibles Index follows the launch of a series of convertibles indexes for emerging markets and the US.

“One of the main drivers for this was to complete our global coverage of the convertibles market with benchmark indexes,” says Brian Upbi