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A new narrative for diversification: Western Asset

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... Management Robert Abad. Speaking with Financial Standard about the launch of the Legg Mason Western Asset Macro Opportunities Bond Fund in Australia, Abad said in global markets with increasingly synonymous volatility, portfolio diversity can no longer ...

Infrastructure investment will top $40 trillion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... infrastructure securities have exhibited low volatility and provided a high income for investors, much like a global bond fund, however if not hedged the currency exposure would increase volatility and negate these benefits. The cost of currency hedging ...

Legg Mason launches macro bond fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Global asset manager Legg Mason is launching a macro bond fund for Australian investors searching for fixed income exposure but concerned about the limitations of traditional bond funds. The Legg Mason Western Asset Macro Opportunities Bond Fund takes ...

Lifeplan increases investment bond options

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... available through NextGen the new choices include: Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Vanguard Growth Index Fund PIMCO Australian Bond Fund PIMCO Global Bond Fund Fidelity Australian Equities Fund Vanguard International Shares Index Fund (Hedged) AUD Magellan ...

Malaysia drives growth in Shariah funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
Support for Shariah-compliant investment funds in Asia is on the rise, particularly in Malaysia and Indonesia, but the sector still face challenges, according to global research house Cerulli Associates. Shariah finance principles forbid the acceptance ...

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
Australian institutional investors have not achieved optimal exposure to emerging market debt over the past decade because they have depended on broad global bond strategies which have tended to avoid economies which are unduly perceived as very risky. ...

Fixed income investors turning to Serbia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... facilities there. This three-tiered approach, he continued, has driven a 6.34% return from T. Rowe Price's Dynamic Global Bond Fund since inception in 18 February 2014, and 8.65% over one year. He said an approach like this was important because, at ...

Industry groups slam SEC plan to limit derivatives

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
US industry groups have hit back at a proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to try to limit investors' exposure to risk. In December Mary Jo White, the chair of the US corporate watchdog said a funds' use of certain instruments can ...

PIMCO receives Zenith upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Zenith has upgraded the PIMCO Global Bond Fund, PIMCO Credit Fund and PIMCO Diversified Interest Fund from 'Recommended" to "Highly Recommended". PIMCO Capital Securities Fund, which invests in securities issued by banks specifically to raise regulatory ...

Colchester receives Lonsec and Zenith rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... on the role of head of distribution Australia. She will be responsible for introducing Colchester's Global Government Bond Fund to the Australian intermediary market place in a bid to capitalise on research ratings and platform interest. Commenting on ...