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Investors ignoring credit

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
Retail investors are ignoring the middle ground between equity and fixed interest, "bar-belling" portfolio asset allocation between the two extremes, according to a paper released by boutique global credit manager, Bentham Asset Management. "I am quite ...

Corporate bonds stagnant in Australia

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... pressure. "Most of the trading activity is happening in the much more dynamic government bond market," he said. The corporate bond sector is much more active in the US, however, where it makes up an estimated $8 trillion or one-quarter of the market. ...

AMP Capital, Aberdeen score Advance mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
AMP Capital and Aberdeen Asset Management have won fixed income mandates from Advance, a specialist asset management business owned by Westpac's BT Financial Group. The mandates will form part of the Advance Australian Fixed Interest Multi-Blend Fund ...

ACGBs have served their purpose: JBWere

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
Investors can not expect the same returns from Australian Commonwealth Government Bonds in future, according to a JBWere investment strategy update released yesterday. Although a repeat of the double digit returns on government bonds is possible, JBWere ...

Fidelity: Equities still a long-term option

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
Despite the flow-on effects of the eurozone crisis, there are still opportunities in equities for investors with enough cash to "ride out" volatility, according to a senior Fidelity Worldwide investment head. "There are some positive things that can ...

AXA IM launches corporate bond strategies

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
AXA Investment Managers has launched a series of corporate bond strategies called SmartBeta, designed to protect portfolios from systemic and event risk and to deliver a less volatile return. The SmartBeta strategies have been designed specifically ...

Eurozone turmoil sparks 'flight-to-quality'

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... Standard. "Australian corporates [high-grade bonds] are some of the highest quality in the world and returns from corporate bond investments, especially global versions, have far outperformed equities over the past five years," said Mead. "Corporate ...

ETPs have record start to the year

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... ETPs eclipsed any prior first-quarter inflows with $US19.5billion. ETPs with investment grade bond and high yield corporate bond exposures pulled in US$3.6 billion globally in March 2012 and US$16.5 billion globally in the first quarter, accounting for ...

Indonesian inflation falls to 4.25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
The outlook for oil prices is still the wildcard for the economic outlook across the Asian region, according to the latest market update from Indonesia's Mandiri Investasi. Adding to the speculation is that central governments are trying to control ...

Pressure on yields continues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... Naeimi and UBS Wealth Management's head of investment strategy George Boubouras. However, a lack of issuance in the corporate bond market is additionally lightening fixed income portfolios adding to further squeeze for investors seeking investment-grade ...