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You earn, I spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... interest rates futures and interest rate swaps. These instruments are priced relative to the price of risk-free government bonds. The other argument is more apropos to the current predicament the Rudd Government finds itself in as a result of the global ...

BTIM seeks ESG credit reporting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... balanced ethical fund is currently invested 25 per cent in cash and equities and the remaining half to Australian government bonds, Swift said. "If we were able to have a fund that is more balanced between equities and bonds, that were themselves had ...

Period of cleansing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... crisis and decide that there is indeed light at the end of the tunnel. Many continue to flock to the safety of government bonds, but the risk/reward equation now clearly favours equities. Admittedly, there will still be days when for one reason or another ...

Fidelity gears for reflation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Fidelity International has rejigged its asset allocation - buying more US equities and government bonds - to prepare its portfolios for a market that is moving into the reflation stage of the economic cycle. "There's an old adage that says the markets ...

Online rush for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... 2008. In the 12 months to August 2008, gold appreciated by 24.1 per cent compared with the 4.6 gain from world government bonds and the 11.4 per cent loss from the stockmarket. But investors must always do their research. The internet is not 100 per ...

The global recession we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... holdings, perhaps wishing for a larger reduction, but more likely fearing the impact of a global recession. Even US government bonds provided no shelter. US government bond yields -- from 1 to 30-year maturity - all rose following the Treasury's announcement ...

Online drill for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... 2008. In the 12 months to August 2008, gold appreciated by 24.1 per cent compared with the 4.6 gain from world government bonds and the 11.4 per cent loss from the stockmarket. But investors must always do their research. The internet is not 100 per ...

Henderson wins $275m fixed income mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... outperform traditional UK benchmarks by investing in global fixed income including in developed and emerging government bonds, corporate bonds, loans, asset backed securities and currencies. The funds will combine relative-value and directional strategies ...

Hedge funds post worst Q1

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... was managed futures which performed well on the back of a falling US dollar coupled with rises in commodities, government bonds and the European dollar. Reflecting this, the CS/Tremont Investable Managed Futures Index rose 9.28 per cent during this period. ...

Flight of the squeamish

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... too were driven south. But bond yields firmed within most countries as investors sought refuge in 'safe-haven' government bonds amid concerns over falling equities and poor bank liquidity. Taking its cue from the US Treasury's robust lead, Australia's ...