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PIMCO sees opportunity in EU bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
Low bond yields in Europe could be a buying opportunity even if the situation in Greece adds volatility to the market, PIMCO chief investment officer of asset allocation and real return Mihir Worah said. Worah presented PIMCO's long term outlook and ...

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... global fixed income." BlackRock, which manages US$4.77 trillion, says easy monetary policy around the world has dampened volatility and inflated asset prices. Currently BlackRock prefers equities over bonds, particularly in Japan and Europe, with bonds ...

Hedge funds bare all to seduce instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... company's head of distribution Alex Donald said. The manager spotted a demand for "a diversified alternatives fund with low volatility, daily pricing, daily liquidity and low correlation to traditional asset classes." In two years, Ironbark has gone ...

Investors misunderstand smart beta: AXA IM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... common misconception that the term refers to indices weighted by some means other than market capitalisation, such as volatility, earnings or book value. He says this definition is too simplistic. "There is nothing smart about coming up with a re-worked ...

Risk mispricing a threat to investment: ANZ boss

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... threat. "I think it already is [a threat]," Smith said. "I would say that's not only for credit risk, it's also for volatility risk. The problem is, have we learned our lesson from the last time this happened? I would say no. You only have to read history ...

Standard Life absolute return bond fund added to platform

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... ARGBS are helping Australian investors to achieve more reliable and consistent returns, but with much lower levels of volatility," the company's investment director of wholesale business Matthew Newham said. "Being added to platforms like Macquarie Wrap ...

Investors plan to up active allocation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... as particularly important. A further 26% said they would like to see more options around protecting portfolios from volatility, while 24% said a diversified approach would be the best way to tackle the challenges ahead. "In a post-GFC environment, we ...

Global property securities growth to continue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... "Property securities tend to behave more like bonds in stable markets but become more like equity in periods of high volatility and crisis. Thus it may be considered preferable for investors to utilise more defensive global property securities funds ...

Invesco launches multi-asset targeted return fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... 5% over the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index (cash +5%) over a rolling, three-year period. Crucially, it also has a volatility target of less than half that of global equities over the same rolling, three-year period. The Fund, which has gained traction ...

Principal fund upgraded by Lonsec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... both developed and emerging markets while actively managing the downside risk of equities investment to deliver lower volatility of returns." Forster said the upgraded rating not only recognised the fund but also the capability of PGI's global equities ...