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ETFs benefit from market volatility: SSGA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... behavior, they also trigger a shift to investment products that provide access to a diversified portfolio of company stocks, bonds and commodities, like ETFs. "Historical data from SPDR Australia shows that over the past 10 years, there have been two ...

Builder launches $40 million bond issue

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
The latest company in a series of property groups to issue bonds has announced its launch in to the market this week. Home builder Impact Group announced a $40 million issue of five-year fixed rate notes, arranged by FIIG Securities. The issue follows ...

Vanguard notches fourth successive year of record inflows

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... letter to shareholders. "My advice to the trustee couldn't be more simple: Put 10% of the cash in short-term government bonds and 90% in a very low-cost S&P 500 index fund. (I suggest Vanguard's,)" Buffett said at the time. "I believe the trust's long-term ...

AustralianSuper merges investment options

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... invests in a broader range of securities and strategies across Australian and international securities and includes government bonds, non-government bonds and high-yield loans. It is mostly hedged in to Australian dollars to reduce the impact of currency ...

SIV interest wanes after rule changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... risk yet offer lower returns than they can achieve in their home market, which is why they previously favoured government bonds and property." Eugene Chen, another partner with the firm, said allowing investment in residential property is one way to ...

MYEFO writes down billions in super fund taxes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... or no ability for SMSF and retail funds to pool funds and invest in reforming infrastructure. A program of infrastructure bonds managed by a regulator is an opportunity that should be assessed." Morrison said the underlying budget deficit is projected ...

Nikko returns global equities to overweight stance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... prospects in the United States. The Tokyo-based company's investment committee maintained an underweight stance on global bonds against US dollar cash for US dollar-based clients due to a forecasted moderate rise in global bond yields. IT also expects ...

Colonial First State appoints new alternatives manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... add return by investing in interest rates, currencies, and credit (including investment grade, high yield and convertible bonds) but also seeking to minimise exposure to duration risk. In May 2015, CFS renamed the yield allocation in the FirstChoice ...

Did ECB under-deliver or markets over-expect?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... increase); reinvestment of principal payments (ala Fed) and expansion of purchases to include local and regional government bonds. But give the ECB president a break. Just imagine a world where central bank actions are dictated by their whims and tantrums ...

Aged care, gold opportunity for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... related decisions," the discussion paper said. It added that "the approach adopted in relation to financing accommodation bonds for aged care facilities can have a major impact on aged care and financial outcomes for retirees." Advisers can also help ...