Fixed-income firm BlueBay eyes Asia retail

UK fixed-income specialist BlueBay Asset Management is seeking to replicate its retail distribution model in Japan to other markets in Asia, such as Hong Kong. Chief operating officer Alex Khein says that while the $44 billion credit manager’s primary focus since its establishment in 2001 has been institutional clients, over the past few years the firm has broadened its retail distribution. Today, it is managing 65% of total assets for institutional and 35% for retail, particularl…