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Value vs price in Asian debt

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... comes up a lot. Often it's bad news for many; and a win for a few. Dr Fawaz Habel, senior fund manager and head of fixed income research for Value Partners, put it nicely, when he said: "When people love Asia, everyone piles in - and the pool of money ...

Vanguard launches Fixed Interest Index ETFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... Index ETF. The new ETF is designed to offer investors' access to a diverse range of high credit quality Australian fixed income securities at a cost of just 0.20% for a broadly diversified portfolio which includes allocations to government, semi-government ...

William Blair appoints head of distribution in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... Investment Management provides portfolio management for global equities, emerging markets equities, US equities, US fixed income, and alternative assets. FranASois joins William Blair from Provident Capital where he was head of distribution for investment. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... speakers at the Australian Business Economists forum in Sydney include Westpac chief economist Bill Evans, JP Morgan Fixed Income Strategist Sally Auld, RBC senior economist Su-Lin Ong, Colonial First State's Head of Investment Markets Research Stephen ...

Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... yields and greater defensiveness in their portfolio. On that note, he warns investors to not consider hybrids as fixed income securities. "Hybrid securities display equity risk characteristics, often at times when you don't want them to. While there ...

ETFs hit $6bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... mirror international indices is becoming significant with these strategies now accounting for 16% of ETF business. Fixed income ETFs make up a small but noteworthy 7% of the market. The largest ETFs by traded volume during September were the StateStreet ...

Liquidity comes at a price: Certitude

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... generally more consistent investment returns through exposure to investments that are not correlated to equities and fixed income." He says manufactured liquidity negatively impacts investment performance and volatility - hence defeating the purpose ...

Invesco acquires 49% stake in Religare

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... developing its investment capabilities through a well-defined, proprietary investment process both in equity and fixed income. "With a good three-year performance track record and solid revenue growth, we believe that both our retail and offshore businesses ...

Tyndall strengthens investment team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... investment team with the appointment of Vincent Lo Blanco to the newly created position of senior investment specialist - fixed income and alternatives. Lo Blanco joins Tyndall from Blackrock Australia where he held a number of senior investment positions ...

Indexing reaches all time high

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... portion has declined over the previous two years with BlackRock making significant gains in indexed cash and Australian fixed income.