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US bonds present ESG problem

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... companies "Most Australian companies will raise money through the banks but in the US more of it goes directly to the corporate bond market. So you have more unlisted companies raising money through the corporate debt market," she said. "I don't ...

JP Morgan-linked ship in US $1bn drug bust

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... possess the cocaine on board. On July 12, the US Attorney's office secured $10 million in cash and $40 million surety bond from the owner and operator of the vessel in exchange of its temporary release pending a final resolution in the case. Financial ...

New Bond ETF for BetaShares

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
BetaShares announced the launch of the BetaShares Australian Government Bond ETF -adding to its stable of fixed income products. The Australian Government Bond ETF (ASX: AGVT) aims to track the performance of an index that provides exposure to a portfolio ...

New climate risk government bond index launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
A new climate risk government bond index has launched, allowing investors to incorporate climate change risk considerations into portfolios for the first time. Global index provider FTSE Russell launched the FTSE Climate Risk-Adjusted World Government ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... region since 2017, following China's decision to open up its equities markets to foreign investors through China A-shares and bond markets through Bond Connect. Renminbi emerged as the most favoured currency for the year ahead with 27% saying they will ...

Vanguard American ETFs cross US$1 trillion

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... its Australian Shares High Yield Index Fund by three basis points - moving it to 0.35%. The Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index Fund will see the largest reduction of five basis points, moving to 0.24% a year. The Vanguard Australian Shares Index ...

Industry fund awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... chosen because of its strong skill-set in cash and credit and its deep understanding of and association with industry funds. Bond option best performing The $8.5 billion superannuation fund's bond option is the top performer on SelectingSuper workplace ...

Bonds raise alarm at fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
A boutique fixed income manager is trying to placate investors over its bets on potentially risky corporate bonds issued by companies owned by a European financier. H20 Asset Management invested in unrated bonds issued by companies related to billionaire ...

Instos flex influence over investee companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
Superannuation funds and fund managers wield significant influence over capital allocation decisions in companies they invest in, research from Monash Business School finds. About 275 Australian institutional investors, the majority of which work in ...

Pendal appoints machine learning expert

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
Pendal is welcoming a machine learning quantitative analyst to its bond, income and defensive strategies boutique. Itay Feldman has been recruited by Pendal - initially on a one year contract - with the goal of integrating machine learning into the ...