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Chief economist update: The power of money (and a cure)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... announced the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) - buying corporate bonds (up to US$250 billion) from eligible issuers. In addition, Bloomberg reports that Trump is preparing funding worth around US$1 trillion for infrastructure projects ...

Global ETF leaders push for reform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
The world's largest exchange traded product issuers have partnered to petition for classification reform, in a move which BlackRock head of iShares Australasia Christian Obrist said would help to improve transparency for investors. In a proposal to ...

Clearstream rebrands Australian acquisition

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... groundwork for the extension of our Vestima services to the Australian markets, connecting international and Australian issuers and investors. "With the planned link to Vestima, Australian investors will have access to more than 190,000 investment funds ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... including corporations, governments, supranational entities, partnerships and trusts, all guaranteed by US and other foreign issuers, she said. "Looking at real assets, our real estate manager affiliate, AEW Capital, is monitoring valuations on global ...

Opportunities exist in high yield: Eaton Vance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... said investors should attempt to take advantage of further volatility in high yield markets. "Fundamentals for high-yield issuers are weakening markedly against the backdrop of a sharp contraction in global economic activity - unknown in its extent right ...

Investment manager launches income fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... to be paid monthly. The fund will use an active, dynamic strategy to invest in a highly diversified portfolio of credit issuers. It's the first of what the fund manager says will be several products set to launch in the Australian market over the next ...

Fundamentals return to the forefront in EM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... basis. "We remain neutral on EM sovereign credit, a sector offering historically compelling valuations, but where many issuers are confronting a challenging macro environment," they said. "Looking ahead, we believe that the quality of research and analysis ...

Opportunity for the brave: High yield credit

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... difficult for the average investor to construct an appropriately diversified portfolio of bonds on their own (50 to 100+ issuers) unless they have significant capital, so investing in a diversified, actively managed fund probably makes a lot more sen ...

Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... When business is bad, as it is undeniably so now, a good number of these bonds can turn sour. "While investment-grade issuers typically are able to withstand considerably more macro and event-driven stress than their speculative-grade counterparts, the ...

Australian fund regulation below average: Morningstar

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... Netherlands, and the UK," it said. "In Hong Kong, intermediaries that receive monetary or non-monetary benefits from fund issuers can no longer refer to themselves as independent."