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Corporate bonds stagnant in Australia

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Corporate bonds are popular now among Australian investors but Swiss-based independent active alternatives investment manager GAM said they still need to be aware of the sector's risks. Corporate and securitised bonds comprise $55bn or 10% of the Barclays ...

A-REIT concentration raises active mgt questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... Morris. "Each of these investor types consider different factors when investing in A-REITs; retail investors often consider yield, equity fund managers often consider the sector a 'safe haven' and hedge fund managers are a mixed bag." As a consequence ...

Dutch pension fund files against GSAM

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... subprime debt in 2007 while the other alleges the asset manager took too long to implement a mandate to invest in global high yield bonds during 2009 resulting in substantial losses, the lawyers told Reuters. In a media statement Goldman Sachs said ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
The Australian share market has opened higher, driven by lower than expected falls on US markets overnight. At 1050 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17 points, or 0.41 per cent, at 4,135.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

It's more fun in the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... disappointing jobs report - that pulled Europe and other markets down. Last night, it was Spain - and the jump in its bond yield above 7% -- that brought Wall Street lower and a negative lead when trading begins in the Asian time zone today. And the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher despite falls on Wall Street and European markets overnight following a spike in Spanish bond yields. At 0825 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up five points at ...

'Brownfield' infra better suited to pension funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... actually matching with low risk assets the long term liabilities that the pension funds have and it's also creating a cash yield. "If you look at a 'greenfield' project you could be putting cash to work for three, four or even five years before you get ...

ACGBs have served their purpose: JBWere

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
Investors can not expect the same returns from Australian Commonwealth Government Bonds in future, according to a JBWere investment strategy update released yesterday. Although a repeat of the double digit returns on government bonds is possible, JBWere ...

Two cuts and a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012

RARE, Lazard infra funds 'highly recommended' by Lonsec

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... the six global infrastructure funds we rated," said Coutts. The review also found that predictable cash flows, attractive yield profiles and more modest volatility offered by Infrastructure "exerted significant pull for investors."