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Macquarie AM expands $300m active ETF platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... investors access to global high yield markets, MAM said. Meanwhile, MQSD offers a diversified portfolio of subordinated bonds in the Australian market and will specifically target those issued by Australian major banks and other financial institutions ...

RBA delivers 'cautious' cut, road ahead unclear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... income Kellie Wood is expecting two further cuts from the RBA this year, and with that a positive performance for Australian bonds. "2025 is the year Australian bonds outperform global bonds - the RBA is embarking on an easing path and valuations are ...

Janus Henderson turns $5.2bn fixed interest fund into active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... a rolling three-year period. JFIX will utilise a range of strategies with a portfolio of government and semi-government bonds as well as corporate and asset-backed securities and act as a diversifier against the equity or growth exposure of an investor's ...

Australian super assets set to become second largest globally: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... over the past five years, mainly funded from cash," he said. The Netherlands, UK, and Japan have above-average exposure to bonds, while Switzerland has the most-balanced allocation. Australia tops the defined contribution (DC) rankings in terms of assets ...

Foresight Analytics names research lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... firm's growth." Australia Ratings Analytics focused on managed funds, separately managed accounts (SMAs) and insurance bonds. Kumar launched Foresight in 2015 after identifying a gap for forensic research in the financial services market. Before ...

PIMCO debuts local ETF suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... securities primarily in Australian or New Zealand currencies. PDFI will offer a diversified portfolio of Australian and global bonds, serving as a core fixed income allocation from government, corporate, mortgage, and other global fixed interest securities. ...

HNW advisers flock to private markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... clients, with 76% of advisers told by their clients they see the asset class providing a "higher reward" compared to stocks and bonds due to better performance and diversification. "The strong interest in private markets among our Australian private ...

Quant fund taps new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... directional futures model to trade more than 70 international markets, including commodities, currencies, long-term government bonds, short-term interest rates, and equity indices. "We've now delivered a five-year track record with the ECCM Systemic ...

GIC's investment chief to step down

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... GIC's investments into alternative assets like unlisted companies and real estate and reducing reliance on stocks and bonds. For his part, Yeo joined GIC in 2003 as a portfolio manager with the fixed income team before holding senior roles, including ...

Trump's response to global conflict adds uncertainty to private markets: IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... "slightly below its current target," according to IFM's outlook. It also anticipated that equities will remain preferable to bonds - even though equity market gains are expected to be "far more measured" this year. "Equities have seemingly priced in ...