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ETFs have proved their worth in crisis: iShares

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... run away or the underlying assets freeze?" Seccombe asked. Using the iShares LQD fixed income ETF which tracks investment grade corporate credit in the US, Seccombe demonstrated the ETF trading increasing through the week of September 15-19 despite freezing ...

Aus fixed income ETF providers talk up offerings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... plain vanilla offering with both iShares and Russell Investments announcing three fixed income ETFs covering investment grade securities, Australian Commonwealth Government bonds and Australian State Government bonds. "We're starting very simple," Skelly ...

ING senior research analyst moves to Altius

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... exploiting these," said Dickman. "Vanessa has a diverse range of sector experience both across investment and sub-investment grade levels, and tremendous quantitative skills, which will prove very useful to our investment activities. Altius was set up ...

Mercer highlights allocation dangers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... opportunities," said Stuart, adding that small caps are overvalued. "Cash is the preferred defensive asset, with investment grade credit and Australian government bonds also having stretched valuations," said Stuart. "Our view that the Australian dollar ...

Perpetual: fixed income is back

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... international equities with 34%. Blayney suggested investors begin introducing private debt, low yield bonds and investment grade credit to counteract that risk.

Deutsche Asset Management adds to Fixed Income team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... management of Deutsche Asset Management's Australian Fixed Income portfolios. She will be responsible for analysis of investment grade, corporate bond issuers and join the global investment team of more than 150 professionals. "We are delighted to have ...

BlackRock Aus share fund on hold as manager retires

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... period to ensure a smooth transition. Morningstar has placed the Australian Share strategy on hold, removing its 'Investment Grade' recommendation until details of a successor emerge. The Australian Share Portfolio has a team of six, including portfolio ...

Omega bond launch timed for asset allocation shift

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... and retail market. The fund is being seeded with $200 million and will offer investors a low risk portfolio of investment grade fixed interest securities and Australian entities issuing offshore. "We think in the coming months people will sit down in ...

Towers Watson grows team after benefiting from super mergers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... "Examples might be private loans, purchasing infrastructure debt on the secondary market, mezzanine debt or sub-investment grade corporate bonds." New analysts Jordan Taylor, Deepti Tammareddi and Andrew Tay, will focus on portfolio construction, manager ...

Perpetual downgraded as FUM redistributed

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... comfort in the fund in his hands and over its capacity in general." On June 22, Morningstar downgraded the fund to 'Investment Grade', also not convinced Sevior would be returning. Perpetual told Financial Standard on June 23 that while Sevior may not ...