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No inflation but no growth either: Janus Capital

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... Switzerland and Germany are a clear sign that we live in unusual times and investors need to rethink their approach to fixed income markets. "Economists would tell you that was a boundary we couldn't go through. It speaks to the lack of growth we've ...

Better to own or to rent investments?

JOHN DYALL  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
The latest fixed income market outlook from BlackRock's Rick Rieder poses the interesting question of whether there are some assets in a portfolio which are there for the long term and others which have a place for a short time, depending on opportunities ...

Mining capex in a hole

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... Australia's GDP from anywhere outside of mining is "abysmal" according to BlackRock investment strategist and head of fixed income, Steve Miller. At a recent media briefing detailing BlackRock's global investment outlook, Miller said according to the ...

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... Aussie dollar bond funds as a result of quantitative easing in the Asian country. Investment strategist and head of fixed income, Steve Miller, told a briefing recently the flows in to Aussie dollar assets were also being seen from Europe and it explains ...

AMP Capital appoints MD for NZ

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... handed Grant Hassell the managing director for New Zealand role to perform alongside his existing role as head of fixed income. Hassell takes on his new responsibilities at the end of April and the appointment is said to reflect a new phase of growth ...

Netwealth launches multi asset MDA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... weeks and months." Heine added that in the near future the MDA will include access to other asset classes such as fixed income, listed bonds and international equities. "For advisers it is a fantastic way to outsource investment in asset classes where ...

Van Eck ETFs added to CFS FirstWrap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... FirstWrap platform. Established in 2006, Market Vectors has ETFs that cover multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and currency markets. The four ETFs now available on FirstWrap are the Market Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF, Market ...

Sovereign wealth funds growing despite falling commodity prices

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... fund products Amy Bensted. "While these institutions have significant investments in traditional public equity and fixed income markets, sovereign wealth funds are a growing source of capital to alternative asset fund managers and investments across ...

Active managed fund returns worsen against indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... worsened with 23.71% outperformed by their benchmark in one-year period (compared with 8.18% as of 30 June, 2014). In fixed income, 94.12% of Australian bond funds underperformed the S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Interest Index over one year. Though performance ...

Electricity sale fit for fixed income portfolios

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... opinion of Aberdeen Asset Management after releasing research that analysed implications of the sale for Australian fixed income investors. Aberdeen senior Australian fixed income investment manager, John Manning, said the local bond market "is well-positioned ...