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Mystery buyer for $800m Aussie bond record

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... set of investment outcomes. As at 31 March 2017, Western Asset had approximately $8.4 billion managed in core Australian fixed interest strategies. VanEck Australia told Financial Standard earlier this year that by using a factor-based approach, corporate ...

Aussie large cap funds underperforming: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... attractive solutions, but are limited to long-only equity strategies (Australian and global), with sparse offerings in Australian fixed interest and multi-asset to investors within Australia, Zenith noted. Advanced or specialist strategies such as long/short ...

UBS expands Australian fixed income team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
UBS Asset Management Australia welcomed a new specialist to its fixed income team. Patrick Jung, formerly of REST Super, joined the asset manager's Sydney-based team this month, supporting communication and interaction with clients and research consultants. ...

Vanguard reduces fees, revises multi-asset strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Diversified Bond Index Fund, we will have a greater allocation to global bonds, which reflects the concentration of the Australian fixed income market." Vanguard Australia head of product and marketing Evan Reedman added: "Our diversified funds are one ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
VanEck will launch a smart beta Australian fixed income exchange-traded fund on the ASX - the first of its kind in Australia. Trading under the ticker code PLUS, the VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF tracks the Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates ...

Smarter Money funds get Lonsec tick

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... alternative income - and their performance was considered susceptible to improvements in the efficiency of the Australian fixed income market.

Nikko AM restructures fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
Nikko Asset Management is merging its Australian fixed income division with its global team, which will see the departure of three local staff members. The Australian operation is integrating with the firm's London-based global fixed income team and ...

Franklin Templeton launches adviser education tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... topic papers. Some of the features include: a fixed income and understanding hedge strategies training course; Australian fixed income market perspective videos and courses on behavioural finance. The academy was launched in 2005 in Asia and expanded ...

Veteran Nikko strategist retires

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... portfolio manager Chris Rands will continue the work Bridges was involved in regarding the Australian economy and Australian fixed income. "There will be no change to our existing fixed income process," Nikko explained. "Our Australian fixed income team ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... process aiming to keep costs low and refocus the fund's investment efforts. The industry super fund closed its Australian Fixed Interest, International Fixed Interest and International Shares (Hedged) investment options on 28 January 2016. The two fixed ...