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Schroders creates Aussie fixed income role

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... of fixed income, Dear successfully led the rates and credit teams and adapted the investment process to a challenging interest rate and credit environment. Appointing him as head of Australian fixed income is recognition of his skills as a fixed income ...

S&P launches new ESG tilted NZ index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... feedback from the New Zealand market. "There have been recent changes in New Zealand that have also been driving investor interest in ESG. For example, there has been increased attention to how responsible default providers for KiwiSaver (New Zealand ...

Another cash ETF bites the dust

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
Less than two years after listing on the Chi-X, a Daintree-managed short-term fixed income ETF has delisted from the exchange. The eInvest Cash Booster Fund (managed fund) (ECAS ) targeted 0.5% above cash rate (net of fees) by investing in cash, term ...

Eliminating debt prioritised over pension contributions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
A new study from the US finds that workers would rather pay off debt than contribute as much as 10% of their salary to their pension plan. J.P. Morgan Asset Management's annual survey found that 65% of employees haven't been able to contribute to their ...

Bank rebound buoys Aussie equities funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... While cyclical stocks continued to rise in the last quarter of the financial year, there was a notable resurgence of interest in growth stocks, resulting in a reasonably broad based rally. We believe that these changes highlight the importance of diversification ...

UniSuper's O'Sullivan on what's next

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... higher education sector." O'Sullivan says the fund has been public offer for only two weeks, but it expects good interest from workers outside of higher education. It also expects universities to continue having UniSuper as their preferred fund. ...

Good year for active managers in fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... six highly recommended funds were: Legg Mason Western Asset Australian Bond Trust Class A, Macquarie Australian Fixed Interest Trust, PIMCO's Australian Bond Fund (Class A) and Australia Bond Fund (wholesale class), Metrics Direct Income Fund and MCP ...

Crypto fund hires from Blue Sky

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... institutional mandates, something Yew is sure is on the horizon. "Over the past nine months we've seen the spike in retail interest in digital assets supported by a rising trend of North American companies implementing digital asset treasury strategies," ...

No charges in AMP BOLR investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... these matters. "The CDPP has now determined, on the basis of the available evidence and weighing the relevant public interest factors, that no charges should be brought for that conduct," ASIC said. AMP welcomed the news, with general counsel David Cullen ...

Praemium strengthens distribution efforts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
... to focus on the Australian operations. The platform provider said it has received several unsolicited expressions of interest.