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Aussie firms join gender index

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
The number of female executives at firms listed on the global Bloomberg Financial Services Gender Equality Index (BFGEI) jumped 25.2% between 2014 and 2015. That is a highlight of the 2017 BFGEI, recognising 52 firms in 17 countries with a commitment ...

Bond funds complete circle for Legg Mason

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... take the view on fixed income that bond yields are going to go up, clearly having something that is benchmarked to the [Bloomberg Barclays] global aggregate is probably going to underperform on an absolute basis. On a relative basis people still want ...

Legg Mason launches new bond fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... which is managed by Western Asset, offers investors exposure to an actively managed global bond fund, benchmarked to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index. Head of investments at Western Asset Australia, Anthony Kirkham, said the firm believes ...

AMP and Zenith portfolios add global bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... Management, is an unconstrained global fixed income fund and is based on Payden's absolute return strategy. Relative to the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index, the fund has generated 2.41% per annum over three years. It is also available on the Asgard ...

The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... and it seems that financial markets are not buying what they're selling. Or at least only 20% bought - according to Bloomberg, "Futures are assigning just a 1 in 5 chance of a November move..." That was in very early October when these Fedspeaks filled ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... in the leading index provides support to lowered rate cut expectations for the remainder of this year. According to Bloomberg, odds that the RBA will remain on hold over the next three months to end-December 2016 rose to 73% from 51% last month. US leading ...

AB fund receives rating upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... still has a place in investors' portfolios, despite record low interest rates and market volatility." The fund uses the Bloomberg Ausbond Bank Bill Index (BAUBIL) as a performance benchmark but does not reference any market index for the purpose of portfolio ...

IQ Group expands Australian presence

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... Ugarte has over 16 years' experience in solution sales, consulting and customer service, having held roles with Citi, Bloomberg, HSBC, Thompson Reuters and SunGard. In her role she will educate internal and external stakeholders on the benefits of the ...

December maybe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... rate has strengthened in recent months," elevated the odds to 32% double what they were 2 weeks prior (according to Bloomberg). Somebody just failed to mention her 'caveat', "Of course, our decisions always depend on the degree to which incoming data ...

Yellen speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... federal funds rate has strengthened in recent months." These 17 words sent rate hike speculation in frenzy. According to Bloomberg, "Implied probability in futures markets of 32 percent is double what it was two weeks ago, and up from zero after the ...