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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
It's RBA meeting day and the overwhelming consensus is for the Australian central bank to do nothing. Seems like pretty good odds to me. No doubt the Board would be talkin' bout talks of Fed tapering and yes, the talked about again China slowing as ...

Service consumption bucks downward trend in EM equities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
As emerging markets (EMs) shift emphasis from exports to consumption, some of the highest yields may come from the provision of services, according to Niall Paul, a UK-based partner at high alpha specialist wealth manager TT International (TT). "As ...

PGI updates fixed income fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... "Investors are rotating out of a more traditional type of fixed income product to next generation products which focus on yield, but have more flexibility across asset classes and are less tied to benchmarks," PGI managing director of Global Fixed Income ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following sharp falls on international markets amid concern over the emergence of a liquidity crisis in China and the withdrawal of US Federal Reserve stimulus. At 08088 AEST on Tuesday, the September share ...

Mercer's new retirement fund puts emphasis on capital growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... returns. The Mercer Australian Shares Fund for Tax Exempt Investors is designed to maximise capital growth as well as dividend yield for tax exempt investors. "We know tax-exempt investors have a distinct advantage when investing in Australian shares ...

IOOF invests $75m in syndicated loan market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
IOOF multi manager, IOOF Multimix, has become one of the first non-bank participants in the syndicated loan market through its $75 million investment in the Metrics Credit Partners Diversified Australia Senior Loan Fund. Metrics Credit Partners provides ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... like these are the very ones that are being hammered more and their volatility spiking way up into the stratosphere. The yield on US 10-year benchmark Treasuries jumped to 2.47% (a 22-month high) and volatility -- as measured by the BA/ML MOVE index ...

State Street appoints head of active investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... investment officer Rick Lacaille said. SSgA is expanding its fixed income investments in areas such as structured credit, high yield and emerging market debt. Interest in these alternative asset areas has grown since the global financial crisis, with ...

End of QE sounds death knell for 'zombie' stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... significant impact on some sectors which would otherwise have remained somewhat lackluster," he said. Humphreys points to the high yield corporate bond market in the US. Compiled of debt securities issued by non-investment grade companies, this sector ...

Will Australia escape an EM bond crisis?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
The high-yield emerging market (EM) bond market may be a bubble waiting to burst, but Australian bonds can escape this fate, according Fred Goodwin, macro strategist at State Street Global Markets. Since 2008, the high yields offered by EM bonds have ...