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Western unconstrained strategy wins first mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... Western's strategy for Australia, Kirkham said that in a low yield environment there is value to be found in the corporate bond market. "Leverage within corporates is still extremely low, some would argue too low, considering where bond yields are and ...

XTB launch opens corporate bonds to retail

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... institutional investors but ACBC chief executive, Richard Murphy, said it was an opportune time to bring corporate bond market returns to all Australian investors. "It's really been the coming together of a perfect storm for Australian investors and ...

No downing the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
The portrait of Australian Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey's beaming self-congratulatory smile as he did the rounds of media interviews yesterday remains deeply stuck in my brain. Can't blame smokin' Joe, he might just get his autograph on a third Budget ...

Review portfolios in global bond market sell-off

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
... recently said stock market investors should be vigilant and seek potential opportunities in response to the global bond market sell-off. "It is still too soon to say if this is the start of the bear market in bonds that some analysts have been forecasting ...

Budget for uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... RBA's afterthought of putting back its forward guidance to "adjust policy as needed". It couldn't be the Australian bond market - 10-year yields hardly budged up a mere 0.01% to 2.85% on the day but down from its most recent high of 2.99% (7 May). In ...

Falling rates turn Aussie bonds into "a poor choice"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
Currency risk makes Australian government bonds "a relatively poor choice" for international investors despite their stellar AAA rating, according to Nikko Asset Management head of fixed income in Australia James Alexander. Alexander explained that ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... other markets that have already shuttered for the week have missed out, but don't worry we'll all catch up today. The bond market rout eased - yields fell or stopped rising - and equity markets in America and Europe surged because there was good news ...

Vanguard overtakes PIMCO as largest bond manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... bond mutual fund. April data showed that PIMCO's Total Return Fund was holding $110.4 billion, while Vanguard's Total Bond Market Index Fund held $117.3 billion. PIMCO's funds have experienced outflows since the surprise exit of its co-founder and manager ...

Bond bears out of hibernation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... may be more than the seasonality this May that's' taking the equity markets down for no one, it seems, has told the bond market that the "sell in May and go away" aphorism doesn't necessarily apply to it. But here we are, 10-year bond yields in the world's ...

No inflation but no growth either: Janus Capital

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
The great quantitative easing experiment has escaped the high levels of inflation that many experts predicted it would bring, but it has also failed to bring much growth, says Janus Capital chief investment officer of equities and asset allocation Enrique ...