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Fool's gold?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... grown tired of waiting for the disaster that are the natural spawn of massive money printing - lose of faith in fiat currencies and hyperinflation. So far, US inflation remains below the Fed's target of 2.5% (where it's expected to stop or unwind some ...

Still opportunities for flexible bond managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... credit. There's still room for sovereigns to be upgraded. Add to that the fact that inflation is stabilising and Asian currencies are appreciating," Brard continued. The big question looming over the fixed income market remains exactly how and when the ...

Super funds eye World Bank Green Bonds: Nikko AM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... Bank paper which is widely regarded as among the safest available. World Bank Green Bonds are issued in 17 different currencies and proceeds are used to invest in ESG projects including hydro-electric power and water management which aim to reduce the ...

GSAM offers EM debt to retail

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... achieve income and capital growth in the long term by investing in bonds issued by emerging market countries, in their currencies. "Emerging markets bonds are much more attractive now than they have ever been and the low debt in these markets makes it ...

Instos on verge of piling into Asian bonds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... "We recommend that managers be given a broad and flexible approach allowing rotation across countries, sectors and currencies in the region," Briscoe continued. "And we believe very strongly in solid, on-the-ground research conducted as part of a global ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... currency in unlimited quantities."...the rest of 'em central bankers aren't owning up to deliberately depreciating their currencies - it's just a by-product of their efforts "towards meeting our respective domestic objectives". Now who could argue with ...

Any reason will do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... start spending and investing and hiring again. But in doing so, they're also depreciating the value of their respective currencies. Just very recently we became witnesses to the yen's slide merely on the promise of more expansive policy action by the ...

There's no bubble in bond markets: Tyndall AM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... continued, Australian dollar-denominated assets are benefiting from central banks' impetus for diversification away from currencies such as the US dollar, and this is helping drive bond prices higher. Quantitative easing in the US, Japan and the UK has ...

Beggar me not my neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... aloof as Japan, the US, Britain, Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand and Korea itself, among others, try to steer their currencies lower." Yup, so far. But maybe not for long as EU politicians are beginning to sound out the alarm bells. The RBA has repeated ...

Global recovery bodes well for EM bonds: Fidelity

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... models), Wells expects emerging market debt to remain attractive given the prospect of capital flowing to higher-yielding currencies. "There is a strong correlation between emerging market PMIs and emerging market foreign exchange," Wells advises. "If ...