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Investors back corporate bonds as COVID-19 winner

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
As COVID-19 batters the once celebrated yield-providing banks, investors have turned to corporate bonds in their search for income. Amid the spiraling economic environment, investors have become increasingly aware of the difference between "dividends" ...

Pendal appoints new head of HNW distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
A Sydney equities' boutique's chief executive has jumped to Pendal Group to work as its head of high net worth distribution. Lee Hopperton was most recently the chief executive and distribution head of value manager Auscap Asset Management in ...

Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
Junk bonds, despite the unfortunate name, aren't the trash of the investment world, although in the current uncertain environment they sure could be. These credit products are issued by governments and companies, and offer higher rates of return ...

Aussie funds bleed $4bn in March

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... modest volatility events, the market has seen month-on-month net inflows over a long period of time," Calstone head of Australia and New Zealand Ross Fox said. Australian behaviour was largely in line with international markets: Hong Kong investors redeemed ...

Opportunities in fixed interest during crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
There is opportunity in fixed income, credit and major bank debt amid the COVID-19 crisis; you just have to look for it, according to Janus Henderson head of Australian fixed interest Jay Sivapalan. Despite the illiquidity of the bond market, Sivapalan ...

Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The spread of COVID-19 has seen a dramatic turn in the global economy; where earlier this year growth was almost tangibly real, now a downward trajectory towards deep recession seems much more likely. But one asset manager believes there is both opportunity ...

Ontario Teachers' takes stake in Sydney desal plant

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... that addresses the challenge of providing water supply security in a changing global climate," Morrison & Co head of Australia and New Zealand Paul Newfield said. "We are committed, long-term investors and look forward to working together with Ontario ...

UBS says goodbye to ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... that it is in the best interest of the members as a whole to terminate the fund," it said in ASX filings. UBS head of Australia and New Zealand Bryce Doherty said the decision to shut its ETFs comes as it chooses to focus on institutional mandates. "Strategically ...

New head of wholesale at Fidelity

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
Fidelity has appointed a new head of Australian wholesale sales from Ellerston Capital, after Andrew Mathie left the role last year. Simon Glazier, who was Ellerston Capital's head of intermediated distribution and marketing since 2015, will join in ...

Boutique fund manager chief retires

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
A $14 billion Melbourne equities boutique is looking for a new chief executive as the incumbent retires. Steve Schubert retired as Cooper Investors' chief executive in December. He first joined the boutique in May 2015 as its chief operating officer ...