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London firm Stratton enters Australian market

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... growth. "People expect global bond markets to price securities efficiently, but that is not the case," Stratton Street fixed income portfolio manager Andrew Seaman said. "We find there are bonds that have substantially higher yields but the same or lower ...

Rate cuts prompt SMSF cash exodus

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... Investment Patterns Survey covers around 1,950 funds, a sample of the SMSFs Multiport administers. The renewed interest in fixed income investments have contributed to the first increase in overall exposure to managed funds for two years, from 15.8% ...

Rainmaker Excellence Awards 2013

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... iQ Research Preferred Australian Share Fund UBS Finalists Walter Scott Emerging Markets Fund Walter Scott iShares Fixed Income EFT iShares Zurich Investment Equity Income Fund Zurich Financial Services RARE Emerging Markets Fund RARE Infrastructure Best ...

Investors need income rethink after RBA rate cut

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... decision to cut rates may mean that income investors should adopt a changed approach, according to BlackRock head of fixed income Steve Miller. The RBA cut the base rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 2.75% in the wake of rising unemployment ...

Certitude to distribute Columbia Credit fund in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... 15 April 2013. Columbia Management actively manages US$341 billion in assets, including US$167 billion in global fixed income.

Aussie instos hungry for EM debt assets

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... renminbi, were together contributing to an attractive investment opportunity in renimbi denominated money market and fixed income strategies. She added that the recent relaxation of rules restricting foreign institutions from owning Chinese businesses ...

Value in EM debt and bank loans for bond investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
Fixed income investors can still find pockets of value in the bank loan and emerging market debt markets, according to Invesco's head of fixed income in London, Greg Freer. The compression of global yields in the wake of the global financial crisis ...

EBX launches online tool to purchase endowment bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... planners and retail investors to invest in zero-coupon bonds, also known as endowment bonds. The EBX Endowment Bond is a fixed income product backed by a pool of deposits with several Australian banks, as well as State Government bonds. The investor ...

International investment division behind BTIM success

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... investment management business BTIM acquired in July 2011, attracted net inflows of $900 million while Australian fixed income products posted inflows of $700 million. JOHCM has now recorded 19 consecutive quarters of positive FUM flow. "J O Hambro has ...

Don't sell your fixed income investments: JBWere

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
Even though bond yields sit at record low levels, it would be unwise for investors to sell out of their fixed income assets, warned JBWere's Giselle Roux. The chief investment officer and head of investment strategy group at the private wealth specialist ...