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Credit value exists in emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
Despite the havoc wrung on emerging markets (EM) by both COVID-19 and now the oil crash, a global fixed interest investment manager still sees value in the higher quality part of the market. Western Asset Management said the double-barreled shocks of ...

Pendal reports $3.9bn in outflows, slips below $100 bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... annualised effect, Pendal said. "Our experience during the COVID-19 so far has seen outflows from our cash and fixed interest mandates primarily from our institutional clients where there has been some reweighting of portfolios. Flows in our wholesale ...

Plenty still want in on ETPs: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... equities ETPs in general seemed popular during March, with net inflows of $1.2 billion. "One would have expected fixed interest products to be popular in this period, but the reported dislocation in fixed interest markets obviously had an effect," Dyall ...

Hostplus responds to PDS controversy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... In 2018, Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia told Investment Magazine : "We have a zero allocation to fixed interest and a zero allocation to cash." Hostplus chief executive David Elia has been consistent in assuring members and the media that ...

Opportunities in fixed interest during crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... bank debt amid the COVID-19 crisis; you just have to look for it, according to Janus Henderson head of Australian fixed interest Jay Sivapalan. Despite the illiquidity of the bond market, Sivapalan explains, the Australian government and Reserve Bank's ...

Multi-asset results mixed in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... It named Pendal Active Conservative as a winner in the space, thanks to its allocation to defensively positioned fixed interest funds. "Ultimately, while manager selection contributed meaningfully to performance outcomes during the downturn, the best ...

Cashwerkz announces new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... number of executive and senior roles in fixed income. "Jon joins Cashwerkz to lead the growth trajectory as cash and fixed interest become an even more necessary asset in the current climate," Cashwerkz said. "He will leverage his vast experience to ...

Product provider partners with BTFG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... growth. They invest across a diversified range of Australian equities, global equities, property, infrastructure, fixed interest, and alternatives.

Portfolio rebalancing should be timed: Xplore

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... perform well given the current environment. "Some who manage diversified portfolios have been taking profits in the fixed interest sector after years of gains with the view to increasing their exposure to growth assets when there is greater visibility ...

Bond fund spreads widen

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
Investors looking to redeem their fixed interest allocations face deep buy/sell spreads, as poor liquidity forces funds to push them up significantly during COVID-19 volatility. Franklin Templeton, PIMCO, Ardea and Kapstream are some of the managers ...