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Who can dig a deeper hole?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... Swedish central bank cut interest rates by 15 bps down to minus 0.5% and stated that it would continue buying government bonds over the next six months to support growth lift inflation - Sweden's core inflation rate have been weakening from 1.1% in October ...

AMP Capital adds infra fund to SMSF suite

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... our SMSF Suite offers them investments they may have considered out of their reach from commercial property to corporate bonds and now two different ways to gain exposure to global infrastructure." AMP Capital Core Infrastructure Fund portfolio manager ...

Alternatives drove Permal and EnTrust marriage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... strategies. "On the private credit side, I've seen multiple consultant studies that highlight the fact that traditional government bonds won't get you your yield targets, corporate bonds neither," he said. "You could argue that high yield these days ...

Martin Currie argues for multi-assets in retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... strategy (ASX-listed companies with solid franked dividends); and a fixed income strategy (Australian dollar cash deposits and bonds). "Australian yields have remained comparatively attractive versus their global alternatives. Furthermore, as the liabilities ...

Investors can expect "reasonable" year despite gloom

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
The economy will grow at 2.75%, shares will return high single digits and bonds look better than term deposits. That's the combined opinions of renowned Australian economist Don Stammer and Altius Asset Management chief investment officer Bill Bovingdon ...

Advisers recommending imputation bonds to sidestep will worries

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
Advisers are increasingly recommending that retiree clients use imputation bonds to safely deliver bequests to beneficiaries, according to Austock Life head of IFA product and relationships Richard Atkinson. Imputation bonds differ to traditional entitlements ...

Morningstar says retirees need balance

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... at the 50% equity level [balanced option]," the Morningstar paper said. It said a 50/50 portfolio of local equities and bonds captures the majority of benefits of adding equities and provides the highest withdrawal rate at a 90% probability of success ...

Hedge funds up 2.4% in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... industry, the majority of hedge funds still produced positive returns amid challenging market conditions, beating stocks and bonds on both an absolute and risk-adjusted basis and preserving capital for pension funds and other investors," said AIMA chief ...

Impact investments the next wave for RI

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... environmentally friendly business model," AXA IM's report said. Given that 2015 was the fourth consecutive record year for green bonds issuances, AXA IM said this year will signal a need for selectivity. It said corporates are now the number one issuers ...

TCorp lands Hunter Hall chief

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... managers. TCorp is NSW's central borrowing authority and is responsible for some $70 billion of AAA state guaranteed issued bonds.