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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... assessment of emerging inflationary pressures." How much more? "The Reserve Bank forecast that the three-month bank bill yield will be 4 percent by the end of 2014, up from the 3.8 percent it forecast three months ago. The outlook, which is seen as a ...

Perpetual appoints fixed income analyst from Deutsche Bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
Perpetual Investments has appointed a former Deutsche Bank director as the new analyst to its credit and fixed income team. Anne Moal joins Perpetual from the global markets division of Deutsche Bank, where she spent ten years, most recently as director ...

Fund managers expect clients to turn aggressive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... majority remain overall bearish on nominal government bonds (81% vs. 80% in 2013), investment-grade bonds (58% vs. 47%), high-yield bonds (42% vs. 39%) and inflation-indexed government bonds (42% vs. 47%).

Zenith recommends AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

STAFF REPORTER  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... AllianceBernstein's Australian executive director Ross Kent said. The fund invests predominantly in sub-investment grade (high-yield) corporate debt as well as emerging market sovereign and corporate debt. Zenith noted in its rating report that the fund ...

Charter Hall profits dip 4.3%

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... million at 31 December 2013, up from $603 million at 30 June 2013. The group's investment portfolio annualised earnings yield has remained stable at 7.6%. Charter Hall has co-invested an additional $99 million across its managed funds during the period ...

Annual global dividends pass $1 trillion for first time

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
Dividends paid by the world's listed companies burst through the $1 trillion mark for the first time ever in 2013, according to the Henderson Global Dividend Index, a new quarterly report analysing equity income from around the world. The report revealed ...

(Back) wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... won't know it gauging from the financial markets' reaction. Australian equities rose a bit (plus 0.3% on the ASX 200), the yield on 10-year Aussie bonds skip a bit (plus 4 bps) and the dollar-A gyrated around US$0.90 but finished practically unchanged. ...

Equity-like bonds most attractive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... Optimiser Fund, believes positive fundamentals and technicals continue to support fixed income, although areas such as high yield will require a more stock-specific approach. "We continue to see high-yield as attractive, favouring single B or higher-rated ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
So what happened? Why did the previous day's Yellen yay turned into a Yellen yawn last night? Profit-taking?A Perhaps. Then again, why oh why? Why wouldn't the denizens of Wall Street lighten up their risks portfolios just a day after assured you, I ...

ETF market has first fall in 20 months

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... product began trading during January bringing the total number to 90. The product enters a crowded Australian equity high yield segment which received $500 million of inflows in 2013. "Competing products in a single sector signal a maturing industry ...