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Don't wait for QAR: Press

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... global banking issues and flagged super funds should remain vigilant ahead of reporting. "How are we disclosing convertible bonds in our portfolio holding? We'd be expecting that trustees are looking at that before the next reporting period and make ...

ASIC grants MSC Trustees new powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... corporate watchdog has bestowed MSC Trustees new powers to act as a trustee for debt instruments such as debentures, notes and bonds issued by public companies, a first for an Australian corporate trustee. MSC Trustees is the first trustee firm to be ...

The thunder is coming: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... Powell said that BlackRock Investment Institute is looking closely at three main themes: pricing the damage, rethinking bonds, and emerging markets. "Coming into this year, we were something like in between the lightning and thunder," Powell explained. ...

No systemic risk with SVB, but issues remain: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... The failure of SVB was mainly due to an asset-liability mismatch, which resulted in material losses from sales of quality bonds that were trading down amid rising yields, over the last year. Since the crash, there has been a slump in regional banks ...

Inflation decimates retiree purchasing power

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... investments suffer an initial loss from unexpected inflation, but higher cash rates provide an improving benefit over time. Bonds suffer a larger loss from unexpected inflation, and their long-term effectiveness as an inflation hedge is limited. Real ...

Investment bonds offer refuge amid super changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
As the government plans to tighten rules around high superannuation balances, investment bonds offer a secure, tax-efficient alternative. The government has proposed doubling the concessional tax rate for super balances over $3 million from 15% to 30%. ...

Capital markets spearhead next recession: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... investors do not understand the high levels of risk borne by private equity, which is underpinned by investments in junk bonds with CCC ratings, she said. This equates to being overleveraged by 5-7x net debt over earnings before interest, depreciation ...

Aussie equities withstand test of time: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... management Michael Marr said that the yearbook shows what an unusual year 2022 was for returns. Unlike the previous 20 years, bonds did not act as a hedge for weak equity markets, he said. However, the long-term data over 123 years shows it is not unusual ...

SEC fines Mormon Church investment arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... Church's senior leadership never prepared or filed the specific reports at issue." The portfolio invests in stocks, bonds, commercial and residential real estate, and agricultural properties. All of which "are invested solely to support the Church's ...

Fund selectors insulating portfolios, embrace active management: Natixis IM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
Fund selectors are turning to actively managed funds, bonds, private assets, and sustainable investments, according to a Natixis IM survey. Fund selectors are increasingly turning to active management as a tool for managing client portfolios, most saying ...