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Why QE3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... meaningful." In addition, "... LSAPs have been found to be associated with significant declines in the yields on both corporate bonds and MBS. The first purchase program, in particular, has been linked to substantial reductions in MBS yields and retail ...

They will or they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... billion expected and a 30.4% increase from the previous month. Also, Bloomberg reports that, "Net issuance of corporate bonds was 258.4 billion yuan in August, more than double the 89.8 billion a year earlier, the data showed." Now you believe that what ...

Investors ignoring credit

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... preservation," he said. Forms of credit include United States high-yield bonds, syndicated loans, US investment-grade corporate bonds and Australian inflation-linked bonds.

Corporate bonds stagnant in Australia

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Corporate bonds are popular now among Australian investors but Swiss-based independent active alternatives investment manager GAM said they still need to be aware of the sector's risks. Corporate and securitised bonds comprise $55bn or 10% of the Barclays ...

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 ...