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Vanguard to launch international fixed income ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... International Fixed Interest Index ETF and Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETF, both hedged to the Australian dollar, will be launched at the end of 2015, subject to regulatory approval. They will be the first international fixed income ...

Cash is king at the Future Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... allocation has been fuelled by currency moves, as most of these investments are US-based: "The decline of the Australian dollar has resulted into an increased weight [to private equity] in the portfolio. The Future Fund has returned 8% since inception ...

August angst to September mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... central command's inclination, readiness and ability to keep things under control. It's just as well that the Australian dollar is sinking - down to US$0.7019 - it would keep the Australian economy's defences up against current global uncertainties.

Super funds act to reassure members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... a large exposure to overseas assets and foreign currency, which have increased in value with the fall in the Australian dollar. "This has helped lift the returns of many overseas investments, which has helped soften the blow of falling share markets," ...

BetaShares launches two new funds

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
BetaShares has launched two new exchange-traded funds, both targeted at US equities. According to BetaShares' statement, the BetaShares Geared US Equity Fund - Currency Hedged fund will "maintain exposure to "the 500 largest securities listed in the ...

A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... Australian recession. Then again, there's hope young lady, one you, I and Irene can be thankful for, and that is the Australian dollar is falling. Hip, hip... The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has found itself engaged in this new currency war - triggered ...

Easing cycle over for now

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... Management executive director and global fixed income portfolio manager Sean Reynolds. The recent fall in the Australian dollar to 73 cents against the US dollar has closed the gap in the country's terms of trade, which have been declining due to falling ...

PBOC does an SNB

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
... against the euro to date. The US dollar is up 21.6% versus the yen, 7.8% against sterling, 27% vis-A -vis the Australian dollar, and 20% stronger against the Canadian dollar. This compares with the US dollar's 3.5% appreciation against the yuan - including ...

Magellan doubles profit, boosts FUM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... "It's unrealistic that people think you're going to deliver returns above 20% per annum. That has been falling Australian dollar and strong investments. But ultimately we will close our strategies to new money if that's going to impact how we will manage ...

Long term super fund returns approach record levels

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... equities and A-REITs earned +25% and +20% respectively. It's worth noting too that over the same period the Australian dollar depreciated about 20% against the USD meaning potentially 80% of the international returns may be due to currency effects, thus ...