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Retirees should expand asset classes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... purely in low-return investments, particularly when the yields on traditional low-risk assets, such as bank deposits and bonds, are so low today. That's one reason why people should consider equities in retirement," Maslen said. "And note that we're ...

VicSuper awards $100m corporate bonds mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
VicSuper has awarded a $100 million investment mandate to a fixed income manager to invest in diversified Australian corporate loans. Metrics Credit Partners will manage the mandate, which falls under VicSuper's domestic fixed interest strategy. The ...

Vanguard to launch international fixed income ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... typically represent around 16%, and on average don't appear at all in self-managed super fund portfolios. He added that bonds (and, consequently, bond ETFs) can provide protection against downside equity risk, pointing to the median return of bonds being ...

FIIG offers Apple bonds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Fixed income specialist FIIG Securities has added Apple bonds to its DirectBonds Service, giving private investors, SMSFs and clients of financial planners their first chance to access the bonds. Like the 300-plus other bonds on the DirectBonds list ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... from accumulation to post-retirement, McLaughlin said there would be an increased market for defensive assets including bonds. "Super funds don't dominate the bond market. In Commonwealth bonds, super funds hold 7% of the bond market. Non-residents hold ...

Super Mario returns fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... returned overnight and shot down the euro, putting smiles on the faces of holders of Eurozone stocks - Stoxx 600 up 2.4% -- and bonds - 10-year yields fell across the region. The euro dropped to as low as US$1.1085 while we slept after the Super one ...

HESTA and SVA launch impact investment fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... Trust, to allow HESTA to make direct and indirect investments in a range of businesses, housing projects and social impact bonds that deliver both financial returns and identifiable and quantifiable social impact. "We share a strong commitment to growing ...

Investing is like a game of tennis

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... was a very static approach. "That evolved into target date funds where money was essentially transferred from equities to bonds as an individual approaches retirement." Lifecycle funds then moved to hybrid target date funds whereby one part of the assets ...

It's the Fed, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... US dollar and low US interest rates that kept the carry trade alive, sending funds flowing into emerging market stocks, bonds and property - and China is an emerging market, and China's currency is pegged to the US dollar - and these made a roundtrip ...

AMP half-year profit up 33%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... million in profit and closed legacy services (including whole of life, endowment, retirement savings account, insurance bonds and guaranteed savings accounts) at $80 million. AMP Capital contributed $72 million to overall profit, net of Mitsubishi UFJ ...