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Insurers face significant asset risk charges from downgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... insurers face the risk of higher asset charges if a sovereign downgrade occurs, according to senior portfolio manager- fixed income at Nikko Asset Management, Darren Langer. In July Standard and Poor's Global Ratings (S&P) revised the Australian sovereign ...

Shaw and Partners restructures management

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... while Evans will manage "revenue-generating ones" - namely the institutional, corporate finance, private wealth and fixed income divisions of the company. Shaw and Partners chair Paul Masi said: "The move to a co-CEO model is a natural evolution for ...

FIIG bolsters managed bonds service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... concentrates on bonds that are highly correlated to monitor the rate of inflation over the life of an investment. The fixed income specialist launched its Manage Income Portfolio Service a year ago and currently has over $100 million in funds under management ...

Local hedge funds fighting for insto attention

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... of the Year and Best Emerging Manager will be announced on the night, the finalists for the other awards are: Best Fixed Income and Credit Fund: Alexander Funds Management - Alexander Credit Opportunities Fund Bluebay Asset Management LLP - The Bluebay ...

ANZ partners with Mercer for retiree portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... Each is based on a particular investment objective and incorporates low volatility equity strategies, unconstrained fixed income, real assets, inflation protection and hedge funds. "Retirees are a growing and vital segment for our advice groups that ...

Investors missing healthy returns amid bond fears

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... an argument put forward by UBS Asset Management executive director and portfolio manager of the firm's Diversified Fixed Income Fund, Jeff Grow. While so-called 'bond king' Bill Gross spooked many investors with his comments in June that US$10 trillion ...

Schroders joins exchange-quoted managed fund game

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... (pre-fees) over rolling three years without a significant use of derivatives and no leverage." The firm's head of fixed income and multi-asset and lead manager for GROW, Simon Doyle, said investors were slowly coming to terms with the new low return ...

Super funds return three per cent

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... months to 30 June as measured by the SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper Index, propped up by property and fixed income. The SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper Index showed a negative 0.9% monthly return in June. However combined ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... index that tracks local currency bonds in 10 countries although it's calculated in USD. According to the S&P Asia Fixed Income Index Dashboard, it rose 1.36% in July while its yield-to-maturity tightened 17 bps to 3.25%. Within the index, star performers ...

Multi-asset fund launches on ASX

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... provides investors with true diversification as it can access up to 80 global positions including global equities, fixed income, property, commodities, cash and foreign currency in one trade." BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said: "Active exchange ...