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Global pension report reveals flight to safety

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... about it; over 80% of respondents plan to invest more in renewable industries, and 50% plan to increase allocations to green bonds. Meanwhile, integrating new technology and tools, security issues and costs are key technology issues for over 50% of GPFs. ...

2023 the year for fixed income: Schroders

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
... "We have started to increase duration within our portfolios, positioning for the real risk of recession where government bonds, given the repricing, can actually start to deliver very positive returns."

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... invest and where is the best place for us to invest today on a 10 or 20-year horizon," he says. He is quick to point out that bonds were a disaster last year, and that Hostplus was slammed for eschewing a balanced fund comprising equities and bonds ...

UBS, CBRE launch global property model

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... high inflation and offer the opportunity for attractive returns relative to equities and an attractive yield relative to bonds. "Our proven investment process aims to add value through active stock selection and robust risk management and portfolio construction ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... securities. Miller held that position until early 2022 when he sold down shares and increased his exposure to government bonds. "It was just one of those times where all of the big asset allocation decisions we made really helped," he said. Switching ...

BetaShares unveils interest rate hedged bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... launched on the ASX. HCRD provides long-term exposure to a portfolio of investment grade fixed-rate Australian corporate bonds, hedged to reduce interest rate risk. Its exposure to investment grade Australian corporate bonds comes via the BetaShares ...

Factor investors increase allocations: Invesco

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... environment." Within fixed income asset classes, respondents said they're using factor investing the most in government bonds (76%) and corporate bonds (75%). Respondents also anticipate that factor investing will spread further in fixed income, with ...

The future of defined contribution asset allocation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... equates to 62% of defined contribution AUM. However, Mitchem noted that the US glide path is just a simple mix of stocks and bonds, varying by age. So, regardless of how popular target date funds might be, he considered whether new asset allocation technologies ...

Equipsuper investment chief on re-energising his team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... faced by the market. A great example of leveraging market volatility is fixed interest; we have increased our exposure to bonds after seeing bond yields move higher in line with increasing interest rates. For many years, with record low interest rates ...

Central banks to tighten on all sides: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... tightening (QT). "Balance sheets have already started to dip this year, and central banks selling or ceasing to buy government bonds could increase the risk of financial dislocations from yield spikes sparking risk asset selloffs," it said. "Bond yields ...