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US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... suppressed which can weigh on risk-assets globally. "This would likely make global developed market sovereigns, including US Treasuries, and safe-haven currencies more attractive. In a prolonged period of uncertainty, increases in oil prices could generate ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... to the tune of about $144 million. Akademiker Pension investment director Anders Schelde said the fund has used US Treasuries for many years to aid liquidity and risk management. He said the decision is "not directly related" to the ongoing attempts ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... all play into long bonds? Not favourably. And so, I would say our bias is pretty much avoidant of long duration, US Treasuries, and even more recently, folk getting more and more down the curve." A "safe place to hang out," he says, is at durations of ...

T. Rowe Price launches bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... across global bond markets issued by governments and government-related entities. Its top holdings include 29% in US treasuries, and bonds issued by the Swedish and German governments of 22.1% and 10.4% respectively. The fund is managed by London-based ...

Betashares launches 'industry first' bond funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... launched four funds on the ASX, offering geared long and short exposure to Australian government bonds and 10-year US Treasuries. The new offerings include the Betashares Geared Long Australian Government Bond Fund (ASX: GGAB), designed to amplify gains ...

Betashares expands fixed income range

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... interest payments are adjusted for inflation, as measured by the US CPI. Meanwhile, US10 will provide exposure to US Treasuries with maturities between seven and 10 years. Offering the potential for attractive income, US10 will be paid quarterly. "We're ...

BlackRock to launch US Treasury Bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... years," Giles said. "Today's announcement will ensure they have affordable and efficient access to a portfolio of US Treasuries that are among the most liquid securities in the world." BlackRock Australasia iShares ETF and index investments specialist ...

Global X debuts US corporate bond ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... aims to offer investors steady income through US investment grade corporate bonds, delivering higher yields than US treasuries, while maintaining attractive risk-adjusted returns. "Investment grade bonds strike a balance between risk and reward - offering ...

Global X drops management fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... Treasuries. "Despite the scale of this market, Australian retail investors had no access to a pure play investment in US Treasuries until the Global X ETF was launched in July," Metcalf said. Meanwhile, the Global X USD High Yield Bond ETF (Currency ...

ETF Securities launches fixed income options

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... US Treasury Bond (USTB) tracks the iBoxx $ Treasuries Total Return Index and is the first pure play exposure to US Treasuries available to Australian retail investors. It gains its exposure to the index by investing in DWS Group's Xtrackers II US Treasuries ...
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