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TelstraSuper introduces new option, drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... have similar objectives and investment strategy. The Moderate option will invest across equities, property, infrastructure, bonds, credit, alternatives, and cash. "Combining these two options into a single Moderate investment option is designed to simplify ...

Treasury mandates APRA consider climate risks in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... and initiatives to reduce greenwashing and strengthen ESG labelling. The government is also introducing a sovereign green bonds program. The treasurer last month announced the government will co-fund the initial development phase of an Australian sustainable ...

Advisers pivot to protect retirees from inflation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... commentary were several common themes, including the merits of commodities, infrastructure, real estate, inflation-linked bonds, and alternatives, as inflationary hedges," it found. It also pointed out product strategies to mitigate inflation risk. "For ...

Macquarie AM wins manager of the year: ILAs

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... fourth time since 2018 Macquarie AM has won the Investment Manager of the Year award. It also won the Fixed Income Aggregate Bonds and Australian Equities Active Core categories for its Macquarie Dynamic Bond Fund and the Macquarie Australian Shares ...

Frontier overhauls research function

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... changes to defensive assets and private markets, reflecting a shift in focus. The asset consultant will continue to cover bonds, currency and derivatives and expects to devote more resources to those asset classes. Iain McMahon will head up this team ...

Australia lags in global fund disclosure: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... Disclosure regulations present several hurdles for investors. For instance, the disclosure requirement of simple asset types like bonds is "opaque", making these disclosures "meaningless". "Simply listing the issuer of a bond tells investors nothing ...

US default risk: Are credit default swaps signalling trouble?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... Mexico, Russia, and Turkey. The US CDS market is still relatively new and much smaller in size when compared to US Treasury bonds, he said. Further, the illiquidity of the US CDS market, along with the restrictions on market-making by non-US banks, partially ...

Industry funds' illiquid assets scrutinised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... of the portfolio through this period," she said. "During 2022, we witnessed a strong sell-off in both listed equities and bonds, and a weak Australian dollar. This selloff did not impact the asset prices of private markets to the same degree and, as ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... Mechanism legislation. For example, it will develop a purpose-built Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, introduce a Sovereign Green Bonds program and strengthen the framework of mandatory climate-related financial disclosure requirements for large businesses ...

Australia's enviable debt levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... the Commonwealth government. State governments, according to Reserve Bank statistics, have about another $500 billion in bonds on issue, bringing the broad Australian government total to almost $1.4 trillion. But focusing on Australia's central government ...