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Bentham appoints Goldman Sachs client portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... the Global Income Fund also remains currently positioned with low interest rate duration, appropriate for a rising global yield environment, and able to benefit from continued flows into floating rate credit sectors.

Cbus to divest tobacco holdings as stocks fall from highs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... been favourites of fund managers globally in the wake of the financial crisis as they provide both an attractive dividend yield and defensive characteristics. Earnings have remained largely unaffected by challenging economic conditions. In US dollar ...

September morn' or September mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... week.A And inflation?A Headline's at 2.0% as at July, core's at 1.7% and inflation expectations -the difference between the yield on US 10-year bonds and those of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) - is currently at 2.0%. No problemo right?A ...

Delay of execution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... the inevitable - and the financial markets - that have already factored in the inevitable - to delay the inevitable? The yield on US 10-year Treasuries are now trading at 2.72%, 110 basis points more than the 1.62% low it was at last 2 May.A And this ...

QE tapering fears spark $1 billion flight from bonds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Outflows of around $1 billion from Australian bond funds are being viewed by many as a signal the 32-year bull market in the asset class is over, but some funds have bucked the trend. According to data provided by Morningstar, Australian internationally ...

Global uncertainty provides opportunities in retail property

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... continued. "Global retail is still attractively valued and remains a long-term play where we still see significant upside. The yield component of investing in commercial property should also be an attractive draw for Australian investors who have seen ...

AMP Capital raises US$300m for infra debt fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... the UK. Two more are "well progressed" - one in the UK, one in the US. "Investors globally are seeking stable high cash yield, defensive and predictable investments and that's why we've been so successful in attracting clients to IDF II," AMP Capital ...

Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
Investors with exposure to benchmark-sensitive fixed income investments are at the greatest risk from the uncertainty arising from the end of quantitative easing and the impending global interest rate rise, according to a senior global bond portfolio ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at how the spike in lapse rates and an increasing number of people claiming total and permanent disability (TPD) may lead to an overhaul of products and a surge in premiums. We also take a closer look ...

FOMC - Fed Outs Market Confusion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013