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Spot the bubble before they burst

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... buy at a high price in a bubble you and your clients suffer for a very long time. These stocks get trounced by government bonds, which people say are a joke. Well, that's the kind of joke (bond returns) I like," said Farrelly. Another observation he ...

Indonesia looking to deepen its capital markets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... attracted has resulted in foreigners controlling 58 per cent of all Indonesian equities and 30 per cent of their government bonds. Last year, 70 per cent of the $20 billion that was invested in Indonesia was foreign sourced. While Indonesia is at last ...

Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... danger. I want more protection from the rape of Europa! Here's Bloomberg: "Credit-default swaps insuring Italian government bonds rose 22.5 basis points to 268.4, contracts on Spain increased 12.8 basis points to 364 and Portugal climbed 4.5 basis points ...

Chireland hurdled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... true. In September, the Wall Street Journal printed that the July stress test only tested for potential losses on government bonds that are traded by the banks. Bonds held to maturity are excluded. This means that while Ireland will be rescued, sometime ...

NAB Super restructures alternatives portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... that the diversified exposures to a range of alternative strategies offer higher prospective returns relative to government bonds, though maintain an appropriate balance of risk." At the equities end of the spectrum, the fund reduced its Australian equities ...

Ipac awards $1bn in fixed interest mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... million to Morgan Stanley for a credit mandate, $150 million to a boutique of Old Mutual Asset Management for government bonds, and over $200 million to Kapstream Capital for a cash plus, absolute return investment. The firm awarded the mandates following ...

CFS GAM makes a case for raising govt debt

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... increased bond issuance without pushing up borrowing costs. Only 2 per cent, or less than $4 billion, of Commonwealth government bonds on issue are held by super funds, he said. Looking at it another way, at June 30th, Australia' superannuation funds ...

QIC offers instos inflation protection

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... range of instruments, including breakeven inflation swaps and other derivatives, nominal and inflation linked government bonds, cash and futures, not only from Australia but also from offshore markets, she said. "There remains significant uncertainty ...

Snakes and ladders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
... the CEBS already allowed them to cheat the first time! The July stress test only tested for potential losses on government bonds that are traded by the banks. Bonds held to maturity are excluded. That's cheating isn't it? But then we now find out that ...

Fixed income prone to emotion-led choices

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... author of the report, said in the midst of the crisis, the fund manager focused on highly-rated securities and government bonds rather than credit. "While they may have experienced some underperformance in the short-term as credit continued to run, in ...