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JPMorgan Global Strategic Bond Fund added to more platforms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
Unconstrained fixed income solution, the JPMorgan Global Strategic Bond Fund, has been added to the AMP and netwealth platforms. The fund was added to the BT, Asgard, IOOF, Colonial, Macquarie and ANZ wrap platforms earlier in the year. "We've had significant ...

Three days to lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... exporters' competitiveness - downward pressure on growth. And then we have the financial markets: The high yield corporate bond market is taking a hit. Third Avenue Management's high-yield credit fund shut down last Friday and the Wall Street Journal ...

ACBC adds further XTBs

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... said. "The expansion of XTBs on offer over recent weeks strongly reinforces our commitment to opening the corporate bond market up to retail investors, and allows investors to pick and choose the bonds they wish to gain exposure to." Since launching ...

Exchange traded bond range increases

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... to protect their investment portfolio by accessing fixed income diversification. Exposure to the senior corporate bond market provides regular, predictable income as well as capital stability. Corporate bonds and XTBs, typically sit in the defensive ...

XTBs added to Praemium, HUB24 super platforms

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... "XTBs provide an innovative way for investors to gain exposure to the previously hard-to-access Australian corporate bond market and we're excited to bring this new investment solution to our super and investment platform."

CIO says low bond market rates to continue

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
Western Asset Management chief investment officer Ken Leech believes the bond market will have reasonably low rates for longer than market participants thought at the beginning of 2015. Leech said the normalising of interest rates by the US Federal ...

Expect slow "boil" Fed hikes: Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... painful. However, he is confident the Fed will draw the process out over many years in a bid to protect against a bond market rout. "It'll probably be like a frog in water where you gradually turn up the heat. They'll boil us slowly," he said. We're ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... McLaughlin said there would be an increased market for defensive assets including bonds. "Super funds don't dominate the bond market. In Commonwealth bonds, super funds hold 7% of the bond market. Non-residents hold 70%," McLaughlin said. "Local funds ...

China trade deal must not be delayed: FSC

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Andrew Robb's China free trade deal provides vast opportunities for Australia's financial services industry. It builds on strong foundations set by former Prime Ministers Whitlam, Hawke, Howard and Gillard and puts Australia ahead of the USA, Japan ...

Green bonds set to soar despite policy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
The green bond market is expected to triple as investor demand for the vehicle grows, even in countries where policy does not favour renewable energies, BNP Paribas said. "Investment in green infrastructure is increasing at a rapid rate, here and overseas," ...