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Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... invest and where is the best place for us to invest today on a 10 or 20-year horizon," he says. He is quick to point out that bonds were a disaster last year, and that Hostplus was slammed for eschewing a balanced fund comprising equities and bonds ...

UBS, CBRE launch global property model

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... high inflation and offer the opportunity for attractive returns relative to equities and an attractive yield relative to bonds. "Our proven investment process aims to add value through active stock selection and robust risk management and portfolio construction ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... securities. Miller held that position until early 2022 when he sold down shares and increased his exposure to government bonds. "It was just one of those times where all of the big asset allocation decisions we made really helped," he said. Switching ...

BetaShares unveils interest rate hedged bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... launched on the ASX. HCRD provides long-term exposure to a portfolio of investment grade fixed-rate Australian corporate bonds, hedged to reduce interest rate risk. Its exposure to investment grade Australian corporate bonds comes via the BetaShares ...

Factor investors increase allocations: Invesco

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... environment." Within fixed income asset classes, respondents said they're using factor investing the most in government bonds (76%) and corporate bonds (75%). Respondents also anticipate that factor investing will spread further in fixed income, with ...

The future of defined contribution asset allocation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... equates to 62% of defined contribution AUM. However, Mitchem noted that the US glide path is just a simple mix of stocks and bonds, varying by age. So, regardless of how popular target date funds might be, he considered whether new asset allocation technologies ...

Equipsuper investment chief on re-energising his team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... faced by the market. A great example of leveraging market volatility is fixed interest; we have increased our exposure to bonds after seeing bond yields move higher in line with increasing interest rates. For many years, with record low interest rates ...

Central banks to tighten on all sides: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... tightening (QT). "Balance sheets have already started to dip this year, and central banks selling or ceasing to buy government bonds could increase the risk of financial dislocations from yield spikes sparking risk asset selloffs," it said. "Bond yields ...

Retirees are silent casualties of inflation: Challenger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... linkage to CPI. On investment options that could help combat inflation the report suggests options like short term CPI-linked bonds, real assets that have underlying cash flows, the Age Pension which has in-built inflation protection, and a traditional ...

Advisory group appoints head of investment strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... previous roles include as a portfolio manager for HSBC and Citigroup Global Asset Management, and group leader, short dated bonds at Fidelity in London. Wait has been on the investment committee of Providence Wealth Advisory Group for the last three ...