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AMP Capital, Aberdeen score Advance mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... that invests in Australian interest bearing securities such as Commonwealth, State, local and semi government and corporate bonds. "AMP Capital Investors' well resourced domestic fixed interest team has a strong leadership group with focused decision ...

ACGBs have served their purpose: JBWere

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... expensive ACGBs need to move even higher, he said. On a risk/reward and relative value basis, JBWere recommended corporate bonds over government bonds; active management over passive management, particularly for investors with exposure to government ...

Fidelity: Equities still a long-term option

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... alternative is to leave your money in the bank where after inflation you'll probably get a negative return. "Or buy corporate bonds or sovereign bonds where you are not getting much of a return either." While the opportunities are there, Ford empahsised ...

Eurozone turmoil sparks 'flight-to-quality'

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... investments, especially global versions, have far outperformed equities over the past five years," said Mead. "Corporate bonds issued by industrial companies should be considered one of the flight -to-quality alternatives for investors to consider when ...

ETPs have record start to the year

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... a driver." The top-ten asset gathering ETPs for Q1 2012 included emerging markets equity, US large-cap equity, corporate bonds, high yield bonds, volatility products and gold. "Global flows into fixed income ETPs may offer an insight into how these products ...

Indonesian inflation falls to 4.25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... inflation is driving the bond price moves, which is in-turn attracting buyers particularly for government rather than corporate bonds and especially from retail investors. Indonesian corporate bonds remain attractive with average yields of 8.3% based ...

Pressure on yields continues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... the premier's office told Financial Standard the government would consider a range of funding options. Quality corporate bonds are the preferred option for fixed income investors in 2012, according to both AMP's senior investment strategist and portfolio ...

FIIG Securities appoints director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... stream. FIIG Securities offers private investors access to Australia's widest range of domestic and international corporate bonds through its DirectBonds service.

PIMCO appoints new vice president

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... PIMCO is better prepared to meet this growing demand," said Wilson. Bowe will cover trading of government bonds, corporate bonds, swaps and options, and will be managing Australian dollar and global portfolios. More than 1,400 people are employed at ...

Fed policy options galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... fixed-term loans to banks at low or zero interest, with a wide range of private assets (including, among others, corporate bonds, commercial paper, bank loans, and mortgages) deemed eligible as collateral. Option 6. "...buy foreign government debt... ...