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China's surging funds management market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
The surging Chinese stock market is retilting the balance of the global funds management market towards China much faster than anticipated. The Chinese stock market is expected to climb to US$10 trillion by the end of this year, driven by huge rises ...

Bond investors warned not to overlook defence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... go on offense." "We're using all that extra flexibility to try and find new ways to go on defence." Husain wants his bond fund, the T. Rowe Price Dynamic Global Bond Fund, to behave like bond funds used to behave - to be a store of value, or even post ...

Bill Gross donates $867m to charity

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... world, to help others." Gross built his fortune as manager of the Pimco Total Return fund, which was the world's largest bond fund until recently. Gross did not reveal who will be the beneficiaries of his fortune: "Sue and I try and keep it quiet. We're ...

Goldman Sachs bond fund recommended by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
The Goldman Sachs Global Strategic Bond Fund has been awarded a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec Research in its first review. The unconstrained bond fund has the flexibility to take a more dynamic approach than traditional fixed income funds by allowing ...

No inflation but no growth either: Janus Capital

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... they have to generate growth. "We believe that at some point bond markets will sell-off and having an unconstrained bond fund will be an attractive strategy." That was the reason behind hiring 'bond king' Bill Gross in September. His Unconstrained Bond ...

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
BlackRock is seeing massive flows from Japanese clients into Aussie dollar bond funds as a result of quantitative easing in the Asian country. Investment strategist and head of fixed income, Steve Miller, told a briefing recently the flows in to Aussie ...

Standard Life absolute return bond fund added to platform

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
The Standard Life Investments Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies (ARGBS) has been added to the Macquarie Wrap platform. ARGBS is the second multi-asset fund from Standard Life Investments available to wholesale investors, following strong demand ...

Cheap talk, cheaper money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... stock funds are now at levels last seen in June 2007, according to the March AAII Asset Allocation Survey. Bond and bond fund allocations rose slightly, while cash allocations declined." "Equity allocations are now at their third-highest level in the ...

Even simple funds pose risks: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Even simple investment funds, including long only mutual funds, can pose financial stability risks, warns the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The international body's recent update to its Global Financial Stability Report offered five policy messages ...

Active managed fund returns worsen against indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
The average active fund's performance versus index strategies has worsened compared to the previous six months, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard. The report, issued semi-annually, tracks the performance of ...