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Covered bonds losing their shine: S&P

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... peripheral countries wanting to retain covered bonds as collateral for ECB refinancing," said Roger Bridges, head of fixed income at Tyndall AM. "Second, the amount of covered bond maturity in 2012 is lower than 2011, hence refinancing of covered bonds ...

Fixed Income Investment course launched for planners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Financial planners looking to brush up on their fixed income investment knowledge can sign up to a new course being run by fixed income broker FIIG Securities. The course, which is accredited by the Financial Planning Association (FPA), consists of ...

Pressure on yields continues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... foreign borrowing and high bank demand looks set to distort the yield curve even further, says Roger Bridges, head of fixed income at Tyndall AM. "We just don't have enough there," said Bridges. "The banks are having to buy and their demand is now greater ...

Aberdeen strategy team changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... from Michael after a transition period, before Michael will leave this team to focus on his role as head of Asian fixed income. Aberdeen confirmed to Financial Standard that Michael will also remain with the global strategy committee. In other appointments ...

MySuper regulations fundamentally flawed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... with calls for the government to allow differential pricing. "Lifecycle strategies that shift a higher weight to fixed income as a member nears retirement would result in lower costs associated with these members," said Aon Hewitt's Chief Investment ...

Instos set sights on Indonesian assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... number of options including direct investment into Indonesian companies and portfolio investments, namely equities and fixed income. The Indonesian economy grew by 6.5% in the third quarter of last year, and the country was upgraded by ratings agency ...

UBS: Diversify to prevent fatigue

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... volatility but one must also expect a lower return. For most investors, diversification across all asset classes, cash, fixed income, equities, A-REITs should lower the volatility of portfolios."

Franklin Templeton hires ex-INGIM head

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... asset classes. Prior to joining, Howard was with Invesco Asset Management in a similar role and has experience in fixed income portfolio management at UBS Asset Management and Russell Investments. Mathew Sund has joined the firm's Melbourne office as ...

Euro debt crisis has silver lining for advisers: PIMCO

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... anchor for every portfolio," said Fisher. While not downplaying the challenges for next year, bond manager PIMCO said fixed income will become an important anchor for any portfolio with global bonds especially to provide a strong driver of returns and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... crested, and things will improve slowly from this point, said Robert Tipp, chief investment strategist with Prudential Fixed Income. LONDON - European shares mostly slid lower and the euro hit a one-week US dollar low after an S&P warning of a eurozone ...