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BNPP IP launches global fixed income fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... management as at 31 December 2014. The fund aims to deliver "highly diversified returns from independent alpha sources" with low bonds and equities correlation. "We are pleased to be introducing this capability from FFTW to the Australian and New Zealand ...

Shaw hires and restructures as holistic advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... restructure was driven by Shaw's clients, who were interested in a more holistic offering: "They're still looking for equities, bonds and fixed interest, but they want something more now. 'One-stop shop' is probably the wrong term, but they want more ...

FIIG appoints industry execs to board

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... and one executive director, managing director Mark Paton. FIIG has more than $11 billion in term deposits and corporate bonds under advice in its short-term money market, bonds and custody business.

mFund doubles size in 6 months

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... diversification benefits and comparative return of the global credit asset class," Quin said. He explained that "global high yield bonds in particular are extremely popular in many overseas markets, yet overlooked by many Australian investors." According ...

Corporate bond issue closes at $35m oversubscribed

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... Stockwell issue happened as FIIG announced that it will start delivering daily reports of prices for all of its commonly-traded bonds for the first time. The move, which has been more than a year in the making aims at bringing more transparency to the ...

China local bonds to shake up EM credit

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
The emergence of Chinese local government bonds will change the shape of emerging markets' credit landscape, BlackRock head of Asian Credit Neeraj Seth said. "We are still in the early stages in terms of development of the local government bonds," Seth ...

Alternative income sources could benefit retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Imputation bonds or insurance bonds could be a good alternative to annuities or account based pensions in a context of low rates and new rules for aged care means-testing. Imputation bonds can provide an annuity-like payment stream with greater flexibility ...

Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... generally are quite high... Now, they're not so high when you compare the returns on equities to the returns on safe assets like bonds, which are also very low, but there are potential dangers there." While the S&P 500 (up 1.1% to date) and the Dow (up ...

Australia's largest unrated bond issue closes at $85m

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... comprised a four-year floating rate note series of $30 million and a six-year fixed rate note series of $55 million. The bonds had a minimum initial investment of $50,000 at issue and were distributed to new and existing FIIG Securities clients who qualified ...

The Fed is Greek too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... week, the Athex Composite Index has soared by 16.8% by the close of trading overnight. Similarly, the yield on 10-year Greek bonds dropped from a 2-month high of 12.76% to 10.36% last night. That certainly equates more than a fistful of dineros by anyone's ...