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Government bonds no longer a safe bet

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... Australia's got the issue of falling cash rates in the next year or so but broadly the difficulty is why do you use fixed income, why do you have government bonds in your portfolio? You use them as a diversifier of your equity risks and as quite expensive ...

Investors looking to alternatives amid low cash rate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... alternative asset classes if they wish to escape the volatility of cash and domestic equities, according to specialist fixed income asset manager Global Credit Investments (GCI). Poor yields, low cash rates and volatile stock markets have put significant ...

Factor investing sees new customised approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... the best thinking. He said this will lead to a smaller number of smart beta products in equities but an increase in fixed income, commodities and real estate. Northern Trust recently launched two factor-based fixed income ETFs within the US market. The ...

PIMCO Income fund launched in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
PIMCO has launched its actively managed fixed income fund, PIMCO Income, in Australia. The fund aims to deliver a competitive and consistent level of monthly income distributions without compromising total return. As a secondary objective, it also aims ...

Contango announces multi-asset tech partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... management system (AIM), portfolio attribution and risk system (PORT), broker-neutral execution management system (EMSX), fixed income trading system (FIT) and Bloomberg Tradebook to the boutique wholesale and listed investment company fund manager. ...

Multi-factor investing applies to credit too: Robeco

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... with the equity portion of portfolios but Robeco believes there is a good case for institutions to consider it for fixed income as well. "What we generally have seen is that a lot of the theory that has primarily been applied to equities can actually ...

Super investment pros make top 40

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... structural case is largely intact for our tilt and position size," Cbus' Chatfield said. HESTA's Harman said core fixed income was troubling "given the low yields, vulnerability to rising interest rates, and managers pushing themselves out on the risk ...

IFM Investors hires chief economist

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... economist for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Australia, where he worked closely with the Australian and global equities, fixed income and FX teams. Prior to that, he held economic roles at ANZ Bank. He also acted in a consultative role on numerous macro-economic ...

iShares Core launches in Australia

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... investors with low cost, high quality and diversified exposures. iShares Core comprises thee equity ETFs and two fixed income ETFs that be combined to construct entire portfolios and provide global multi-asset class exposure. They include the two newly ...

Multi-asset products continue to grow

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... leverage their scale and broaden access for investors. Commenting on the review, Libby Newman, general manager of fixed income and multi-asset at Lonsec, said the rise in the number of multi-asset products is the result of continued growth in funds under ...