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PIMCO sees opportunity in EU bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... a buying opportunity," he said. Worah argued that the ECB quantitative easing program will benefit "European peripheral bonds," mainly Spain and Italy. "A program of this magnitude likely would be centered on government bonds; however, non-financial ...

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... Europe are likely to "upset the calculus a bit in terms of the Aussie dollar," Miller said. He said the firm likes Aussie bonds relative to other developed countries but recognised that sovereign bonds were as expensive as they have ever been. He said ...

Don't blame "churning" on advisers: Synchron

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... insurance were banned and then reinstated is wrong. "In the UK 'Life Insurance' is the term used for investment products - bonds and annuities; and 'Life Protection' is the term used for life insurance, as we know it in Australia," Synchron noted.

The bad and the bad and the bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... just 2.0% at that. Italian bond yields skipped by 23bps from a week ago to 1.45%, Spain's by 20bps to 1.43% and heck, Irish bonds were smiling, they didn't budge at all, unchanged at 0.60%. Now for the bad US inflation and the Fed lift-off. The US dollar ...

Cheap talk, cheaper money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... than plenty. According to Reuters, "The Swiss Federal Treasury said it sold 232.501 million Swiss francs ($242 million) of bonds maturing in July 2025 at a yield of -0.055 percent." Talk maybe cheap, but money's cheaper.

Tax debate highlights need for investments outside super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... consider a more "holistic" investment approach, which may include products such as direct equities, property and investment bonds. "At the end of the day, if there are changes to the way super is taxed and when you can access it, those who only invest ...

Netwealth launches multi asset MDA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... months." Heine added that in the near future the MDA will include access to other asset classes such as fixed income, listed bonds and international equities. "For advisers it is a fantastic way to outsource investment in asset classes where they might ...

AMP chief economist says housing future messy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... expensive option for investors, offering low rental yields compared to all other assets except bank deposits and government bonds. This is the view of AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver, who recently penned an analysis on Australian home prices ...

Even simple funds pose risks: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... to possible risks related to asset management is motivated by the growth of the industry, its larger focus on less liquid bonds, and by concerns in some advanced economies that many funds have increasingly been buying similar assets while banks have ...

Global property securities growth to continue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... as a source of income - especially as interest rates are expected to rise. "Property securities tend to behave more like bonds in stable markets but become more like equity in periods of high volatility and crisis. Thus it may be considered preferable ...