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PIMCO moves to calm investors in wake of 'bond king' exit

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... launched Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund as well as having responsibility building-out the firm's global macro fixed income strategies. Commenting on the move, Gross said: "I look forward to returning my full focus to the fixed income markets and ...

Unconstrained fixed income funds gaining institutional support

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... quantitative easing and markets look towards a period of instability, institutional investors are rethinking traditional fixed income approaches. Henderson Global Investors head of fixed income Phil Apel told Financial Standard that there had been an ...

Ratings downgrade to trigger hybrid sell-off

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... hybrids will drive the value of these investments, which have already seen recent falls, even lower, according to fixed income specialists FIIG Securities. The ratings agency said it will downgrade the securities within weeks. Prices on the several of ...

AllianceBernstein set to launch three renminbi funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... three would be domiciled in Luxembourg and accessible to Australian and other investors. Director of Asia Pacific fixed income Hayden Briscoe said that RQFII and the internationalisation of the renminbi were important steps to China becoming a global ...

mFund attracts 4 new fund managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... mFund, including emerging market equities, Asian equities, global equities (including a hedged option) and diversified fixed income. Donaldson Burston has added its THS Partners Global Equity Fund to the service. The fund aims to provide long-term capital ...

Tyndall to adopt parent name

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... Authority, some 31% of superannuation fund assets were allocated to global investments, with 25% in equity and 6% in fixed income. Meanwhile, in New Zealand, a survey of leading balanced funds by Aon Hewitt reveals that 48% of assets were allocated globally ...

SMSF collapses imminent in hunt for yield

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... according to Aberdeen Asset Management (Aberdeen). Speaking at a media briefing yesterday, Aberdeen head of Australian fixed income Nick Bishop said that investors and SMSF trustees had been given a greater degree of access and empowerment, but this ...

Wealthy investors bullish thanks to advice

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... and exchange traded funds. Interest in most global asset classes have declined or remained steady, but appetite for fixed income is up four percentage points to a 12 month high. The greatest concern for investors was the fear of another GFC or market ...

Australian Hedge Fund Awards finalists named

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... Jubilee Absolute Return Trust and UBS Dynamic Alpha Strategy are up for the Best Multi Strategy Fund award. The Best Fixed Income & Credit Fund category will be won CQS Asset Backed Securities, EQT Spectrum Credit Opportunities or Laminar Credit Opportunities. ...

Coffey to raise $40 million via bond market

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... number of people enter retirement in the coming years, it is expected that self-directed investors will increase their fixed income allocations via direct bonds. Currently the average self-managed super fund has a total fixed income exposure of less ...