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Most investment managers see outflows - but who captured the most?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
Over the past year, most investment managers recorded net outflows, however, a few defied that trend in a big way, netting over $1 billion, according to Rainmaker Information. Of the 160 managers in Rainmaker's database, 90 had net outflows, with a ...

J.P. MAM slashes recession probability to 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... has moved to be slightly long duration. "It's a protective measure with the potential for slower growth means that the bond market could start to rally from here. In fixed income, we're also long high yield, so we prefer to take some risk in ...

ETF industry growth streak continues, shatters net inflow records

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (US$6 billion), Huatai-Pinebridge CSI 300 ETF (US$5.8 billion), and iShares 0-3 month Treasury Bond ETF (US$5.3 billion). The total assets invested in ETFs globally at the end of April, however, was slightly below the record ...

Former Sydney adviser sentenced to three years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... February, but was suspended upon several conditions including that he would comply with the conditions of a good behaviour bond for five year period, pay a pecuniary penalty of $20,000 and make reparation to Oasis Fund Management. Between July 2019 and ...

Tariffs were never the answer: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... that, while investors may not be able to get out of the US, they are already looking elsewhere. "For example, if you're a bond investor, there is no alternative - you cannot get that kind of depth and liquidity elsewhere, but everyone just wants ...

'Lunatic' tariffs can directly hit Australia: Academics

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... market forces." White added this was evident in Trump's pullback from the Liberation Day announcements as soon as "the bond market started going peculiar." One piece of good news, though, is that in the long run White thinks Trump will be "less disruptive ...

ASX outlines opportunities in listed markets amid IPO slump

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... new listings to attract more founder-led companies. The proposal also suggested a more efficient and accessible corporate bond market for better flexibility and the adjustment of size thresholds for foreign exempt listings. Further, the ASX is advocating ...

BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
BlackRock will acquire a minority stake in Generation Development Group (ASX: GDG), forming a strategic partnership with its retirement income subsidiary Generation Life to "set a new standard for managing longevity and sequencing risk." Joint working ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Mercer's annual periodic table, which charts 17 major asset classes investment returns on an annual basis over the last decade, reveals that there's few reliable themes, except that greater risk tends to be rewarded by greater return. Equity ...

Betashares launches fixed income ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... designed to replicate the characteristics of traditional bonds. The three products - Betashares 2028 Fixed Term Corporate Bond Active ETF (ASX:28BB), 2029 Fixed Term Corporate Bond Active ETF (ASX:29BB) and 2030 Fixed Term Corporate Bond Active ETF (ASX:30BB) ...