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AustralianSuper awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... index return of 2.89%, net of fees. During September, JCB's active fund had a 49% allocation to Australian government bonds, 26% to state government bonds, 25% to supranational bonds and held less than 1% in cash. AustralianSuper has mandates for ...

Industry fund awards fixed income ESG mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... fixed income and credit. Local Government Super has given PIMCO an ESG mandate to invest in global credit and government bonds. PIMCO already holds mandates from LGS. LGS chief investment officer Craig Turnbull said the fund is pleased to continue its ...

Chief economist update: Little market reaction from BOJ tweak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... effects of the consumption tax hike scheduled to take place in October 2019." "The bank will purchase Japanese government bonds (JGBs) so that 10-year JGB yields will remain at around zero percent. While doing so, the yields may move upward and downward ...

Janus Henderson promotes Aussie team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... above the benchmark in the last three years and charges a management fee of 0.45%. It holds a portfolio including government bonds, corporate debt both senior and subordinated, asset backed securities, supra national, hybrids, derivatives and cash. Credit ...

Chief economist update: The BOJ kills off specs (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
... 2019." With regard to long-term interest rates that shot up only a few days ago: "The Bank will purchase Japanese government bonds (JGBs) so that 10-year JGB yields will remain at around zero percent. While doing so, the yields may move upward and downward ...

Pinnacle splashes $50m on acquisitions

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... and client solutions capability (including ESG), multi-asset investments and implementation capabilities across government bonds, corporate bonds, cash, FX and Australian and global equities. Omega's ex-Vanguard co-founders Andrew Gruskin and Mathew ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... and shunned a focus on relative returns; picking value and quality stocks and staying away from long duration government bonds. For world equities to deliver healthy returns, valuations demand fast growth, low inflation and low interest rates and sustainable ...

Don't time equity returns with interest rates: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... returns. After analysing the S&P/ASX 300 index monthly returns, RBA cash rates changes, and five-year and 10-year government bonds from 1980 to January 2018, the fund manager found "no discernible pattern." When the official cash rate rose, share market ...

Future Fund manager joins Fidante

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... Wrap and BT SuperWrap platforms. Ardea is a specialist fixed income manager focusing on local and international government bonds, fixed income derivatives, inflation-linked bonds and investment-grade credit. Ardea principal and co-founder Ben Alexander ...

Mercer increases Japanese footprint via acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... greater governance among investors is growing. In particular, Japanese institutional investors are moving away from government bonds into areas such as foreign markets and alternative investment funds. "This acquisition will enhance the Mercer delegated ...