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Top ETF megatrends: Global X

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... opportunities." "The ever-expanding selection of thematic ETFs alongside core ETFs that track benchmark share and bond market indexes as well as important commodities such as gold is allowing investors to build entire portfolios using ETFs. This is happening ...

Global X debuts US corporate bond ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... correlation to equity markets - for instance a 28% correlation to the S&P 500, according to Bloomberg." The US corporate bond market is the world's largest with more than US$1.2 trillion worth of investment grade bonds being issued in 2022 and over ...

It's not 2008, but there's likely more pain ahead: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... income returns will outrun those on cash." However, Iggo said things might not get "that bad" and the recent decline in bond market yields will have helped reduce marked-to-market losses in bank bond portfolios. "Deposit growth is negative, and this ...

ASIC grants MSC Trustees new powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... lobbying the government, which included participating in the 2020 parliamentary enquiry into the Australian corporate bond market. MSC will use its new authority for a $30 million note issued by ASX-listed diversified investment firm CVC. "This defunct ...

Fink warns of "slow rolling crisis"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
In his annual letter to investors, BlackRock chair Larry Fink has said it's unclear what impact the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and others this past week will truly have, saying they are just one element of the "price we're paying for decades ...

Janus Henderson launches new credit ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... change while also aiming to enhance investment returns for Australian investors." Sivapalan added that the sustainable bond market in Australia is evolving rapidly and as such, nuanced analysis and decision making is required to select issuers that are ...

Aussie equities withstand test of time: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... performing equity market globally, behind South Africa. "Australia also has a significant government and corporate bond market and is home to the largest financial futures and options exchanges in the Asia Pacific region," the report said. Credit Suisse ...

Norwegian wealth fund reports -14.1% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... impacted by war in Europe, high inflation, and rising interest rates. This negatively impacted both the equity market and bond market at the same time, which is very unusual. All the sectors in the equity market had negative returns, with the exception ...

Private debt a silver lining of market volatility: QIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
Private debt investors can currently find more attractive medium-term returns with improved transaction structures, according to a QIC report. QIC's Multi-Sector Private Debt Market Opportunity report said there's opportunity for investors in private ...

Global X to launch Covered Call ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
Global X will soon roll out the local market's first fully systematic, index tracking covered call products. To be launched on the ASX, the three new strategies are intended to provide investors with income at a time when both equity and bond markets ...