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Hedge fund inflows set to double

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... unable to put together a lengthy period of strong returns and many commentators predicting an imminent bursting of the bond bubble, Korinke says institutional investors are looking to increase their exposure to alternative strategies, particularly in ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... without a recession. That's despite being subjected to the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997/98, the bursting of the dotcom bubble in 2000, September 11, 2001, GFC of 2008...and Julia Gillard. The US has had two over that same period - one in 2001 and another ...

EM corp bonds better than US: CFSGAM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... matched for a very long time, the fundamental drivers of the asset class remain. Even in the context of a predicted bond bubble, she says that investors should still have fixed interest assets in their portfolio. "I'd much rather hold emerging market ...

China's turn to provide buy opportunities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... materials for building a home. But wasn't this just what the doctor ordered? That China does something about its property bubble because it will end in tears... for everybody. Can't please everyone, eh? China's just putting property off the boil and ...

Time for Japan sceptics to think again

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... to Nikko, investors are still sceptical of the Japanese markets potential to deliver over the long-term. Since Japan's bubble burst in 1990, investors have been repeatedly drawn to the prospect of a fundamental turnaround in its economy, only to be disappointed ...

Bond investors beware interest rate risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... shaky," the report continues. "Forget rotation: think risk mitigation." "Rather than worry about the bursting of a bond bubble and/or salivate over a massive shift to equities, investors would do well to focus on these hidden risks." BlackRock recommends ...

$1tr flows into US bond funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Despite experts warning of a bond bubble, US mutual fund investors poured US$304 billion into bond funds last year. According to figures from the US Investment Company Institute, the bond fund inflows trounced the $153 billion that was withdrawn from ...

There's no bubble in bond markets: Tyndall AM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Tyndall Asset Management head of fixed income Roger Bridges has stressed that there is definitely not a bubble forming in the bond market. Current high prices and low yields have raised fears of capital losses within the asset class during 2013 but ...

Simple funds should avoid excessive regulation: Equity Trustees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... requirements of REs, but are likely to be cumbersome for compliance, inhibit investor choice, and prove inadequate when the next bubble bursts," he said. "We need to recognise that investment products, and financial instruments generally, are now much ...

Tailored income projections drive investor engagement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... shortfalls)," said Hess. While Hess acknowledged that Australian firms are active in this area, he warned that they doing it in a 'bubble'. As a case in point, he said members have to visit separate websites, enter their own information and initiate ...