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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... due to be released, while RBA assistant governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle, is scheduled to speak on the Australian Bond Market at an Economic Society of Australia luncheon in Canberra. In equities news, Rio Tinto holds its annual general meeting ...

Bloomberg takes over UBS commodities indices

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... spectrum of the futures curve. The move also follows Bloomberg Indices' acquisition of a number of well-known Australian bond indices from UBS at the start of April.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
The Australian bond market is slightly firmer as uncertainty reigns over whether the US Federal Reserve will start winding back its economic stimulus program this year. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) finishes its two-day early on Thursday ...

Legg Mason appeals to retail after lowering minimum investment

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... investment amount is now $30,000 for the Australian Real Income, Australian Equity Income, Australian Small Companies, Australian Bond and Diversified funds. The minimum investment amount was previously $200,000 and catered for wholesale investors and ...

QE tapering fears spark $1 billion flight from bonds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Outflows of around $1 billion from Australian bond funds are being viewed by many as a signal the 32-year bull market in the asset class is over, but some funds have bucked the trend. According to data provided by Morningstar, Australian internationally ...

CFSGAM issues its first SIV product

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... Immigration Significant Investor Visa (SIV) requirements in Australia. The Colonial First State Wholesale Sovereign Australian Bond Fund is available to investors who satisfy the SIV requirements. It invests 100% in cash, Australian Commonwealth Government ...

Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... the opposite direction-causing bond valuations to fall-as global volatility continued. "Just recently we've seen Australian bond yields following US Treasury yields higher on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will begin tapering its economic stimulus ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... that it might soon be time to slow somewhat the pace" of asset purchases, while others urged patience. Locally, Australian bond futures prices fell after the minutes' release. "It's mostly factored in, but the fact is the bond market sold off last night. ...

Cash love affair continues despite falling rates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... global anomaly. While it certainly suggests low levels of confidence, it can also be largely explained by the small Australian bond market, which is particularly difficult to access for SMSFs. Investment Trends found that just 7 % of SMSFs hold bonds ...

Aussie shares best in a generation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Australian shares have outstripped all other major asset classes over the last 30 years, according to research by Vanguard. The passive investment specialist has illustrated the importance of remaining exposed to the market over the long-term with 30-year ...