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Aussie instos back world-first blockchain bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
Seven institutional investors have backed the world's first blockchain bond developed by Commonwealth Bank and the World Bank. First State Super, NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp), Treasury Corporation of Victoria, CBA, QBE and SAFA signed on as ...

Chief economist update: Little market reaction from BOJ tweak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
It may still be early days but the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) "tweaking" of monetary appears to have done nothing significant for the yen and the Nikkei-225 so far. At the conclusion of its July 30-31 monetary policy meeting - where it kept current monetary ...

Cromwell operating profit up 3pct, trims distributions

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
The $2.2 billion listed property manager has delivered an increase in operating profit of 3% as it continues with its strategy of capital management. Its statutory profit of $204 million was down 26.5% over FY17. However, its directors consider the ...

AI to transform financial services: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to transform the realities of financial institutions, according to a new research report. According to Deloitte and the World Economic Forum, AI will radically change front and back-office operations, and create major ...

JPMorgan fund excludes tobacco, cuts fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... in duration throughout 2018 in the form of US 10-year Treasury bonds, as yields climbed above 3%. With short-term equity-bond correlations at negative, the portfolio manager saw this as an attractive entry point. One of the fund's current macro themes ...

LIT serves up junk bonds to SMSFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... Fiat, Hertz and the market has matured dramatically since the 1980s," Bommi said. "Back then the companies in the high-yield bond market were speculative, but the companies are now much more diverse, global stable and have proven businesses models." ...

Alternative investment manager partners with VC firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... 18.4% since its inception in 2012. Auctus invests in alternative assets whose returns are not correlated to equities and bond markets. This includes venture capital, private equity, real estate, hedge funds and debt funds. Its current holdings include ...

GAM to liquidate bond funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
GAM Investments will liquidate its suite of absolute return bond funds following the suspension of its head of absolute return strategies. Last week GAM announced it had suspended investment director Tim Haywood for risk management and record keeping ...

Janus Henderson promotes Aussie team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
Janus Henderson Investors made two promotions in its Australian fixed interest team which currently manages $13.7 billion for institutional and retail clients. Portfolio manager Jay Sivapalan is moving into the position of co-head of Janus Henderson ...

First on the block: CBA to develop blockchain bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
Australia's biggest bank is set to deliver the world's first blockchain bond, in partnership with the World Bank. Commonwealth Bank (CBA) will deliver the first bond in the world to be created, allocated, transferred and managed using blockchain technology. ...