| Rank |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| 1st |
America |
Europe |
Japan |
Corporate Bond |
Corporate Bond |
Corporate Bond |
Emerging Markets |
Emerging Markets |
Emerging Markets |
Europe |
| 2nd |
Europe |
America |
Emerging Markets |
Europe |
Emerging Markets |
Asia Pacific |
Asia Pacific |
Asia Pacific |
Japan |
Asia Pacific |
| 3rd |
UK |
Corporate Bond |
Asia Pacific |
America |
Asia Pacific |
Emerging Markets |
Europe |
Europe |
Asia Pacific |
UK |
| 4th |
Corporate Bond |
UK |
America |
UK |
America |
Japan |
Japan |
UK |
Europe |
Emerging Markets |
| 5th |
Emerging Markets |
Japan |
UK |
Asia Pacific |
UK |
UK |
UK |
Japan |
UK |
America |
| 6th |
Japan |
Asia Pacific |
Europe |
Emerging Markets |
Europe |
Europe |
America |
Corporate Bond |
America |
Corporate Bond |
| 7th |
Asia Pacific |
Emerging Markets |
Corporate Bond |
Japan |
Japan |
America |
Corporate Bond |
America |
Corporate Bond |
Japan |
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