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HSBC pitches low vol strategy to instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... Parker noted that current low bond yields have driven some investors towards more stable stocks that tend to behave like bonds, such as consumer staples or healthcare. This has driven valuations up for low volatility stocks. However, "when volatility ...

Review portfolios in global bond market sell-off

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
Woes surrounding government bonds prompting wider market volatility has left stock market investors being urged to review their portfolios. The call comes from deVere Group founder and chief executive Nigel Green, who recently said stock market investors ...

China exposure best through Australia: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
BlackRock's main source of exposure to Chinese fixed income comes from investing in Australian government bonds, deputy chief investment officer of fundamental fixed income Scott Thiel said. Speaking to an audience of advisers and professional investors ...

Falling rates turn Aussie bonds into "a poor choice"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
Currency risk makes Australian government bonds "a relatively poor choice" for international investors despite their stellar AAA rating, according to Nikko Asset Management head of fixed income in Australia James Alexander. Alexander explained that ...

CML launches $25m corporate bond issue

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... and advisers. The corporate bond issue is arranged by FIIG Securities and has a minimum initial investment of $50,000. The bonds will be distributed to new and existing FIIG clients who qualify as sophisticated or professional investors. "This is a market ...

Bond bears out of hibernation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... calculate the bond prices that correspond to particular yields. My Facstet service shows that investors who invested in US bonds at the start of this year have lost 2.9% to date; those who bought euro tenners are down 4.9%; those who purchased JGBs and ...

Fulcrum launches multi-asset inflation plus fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... market since 31 March 2015. It has attracted $200 million already. "With lower expected future returns from equities and bonds and a greater emphasis on capital preservation and downside protection, we are seeing charities and smaller funds allocating ...

Pubs satisfying BlackRock income thirst

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
... according to the world's largest asset manager BlackRock. "In the UK, the only area we have positive exposure to is pub bonds," BlackRock deputy chief investment officer of fundamental fixed income, Scott Thiel said. "We own high-yield securities exposed ...

A$ at 80c

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... ground". Citing unidentified officials, the WSJ reports that the PBOC "will allow banks to swap local-government bailout bonds for loans". This would give the Australian dollar an extra boost. So will the RBA if it decides not to cut interest rates again ...

No inflation but no growth either: Janus Capital

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... understanding the supply and demand dynamics of instruments across the entire fixed income universe. "Bill is the king of bonds and we knew when we hired him that there would be a lot of attention. Here's a man who built a company from a fairly small ...