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UniSuper makes two senior hires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... investment process. UniSuper recently awarded Jamieson Coote Bonds a $180 million mandate to manage Australian government bonds.

UniSuper awards fixed income mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... allocation to fixed income. UniSuper appointed Jamieson Coote Bonds to manage about $180 million in Australian government bonds in November. The mandate came about as the $70 billion superannuation fund increased its allocation to bonds as well as shuffled ...

Bonds reward equity investors seeking refuge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... and as equity markets continue to trade poorly, investors are increasingly seeking the safe haven offered by government bonds. Superannuation members in UniSuper's balanced option recorded a 1.7% return for the year to 30 November 2018. Within that ...

Challenger kicks off active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... working on bringing additional strategies to the [ETF] market," Hamilton said. The new active ETF invests in Aussie government bonds, semi-government bonds, offshore bonds, and derivatives to gain exposure to non-interest rates. It is rated by Zenith ...

Industry fund hires executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... In August, Financial Standard reported that the fund had moved mandate with Omega Global Investors for global government bonds to a $440 million mandate to PIMCO to manage global credit as well as government bonds.

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... management and is now in its 20th year. The strategy invests in corporate investment grade bonds, semi-government and government bonds, supranational bonds and mortgage and asset backed securities, currently with an average rating of AA. It has scooped ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... to give away returns to fees or bid-ask spreads in what is already a pretty low-return environment," he says. Government bonds are a good example of duration, while short-dated corporate bonds have credit exposure. Due to budget deficits in recent years ...

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 ...