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2018 Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards

JOHN DYALL  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... produce small amounts of active returns. Fixed interest makes no distinction between Australian and international fixed interest as they are trying to achieve similar objectives. In addition, there are many strategies that invest both locally and internationally. ...

Mystery buyer for $800m Aussie bond record

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... which is appropriate for investors seeking exposure to domestic fixed interest and for blending with international fixed interest strategies to produce a more balanced set of investment outcomes. As at 31 March 2017, Western Asset had approximately $8.4 ...

Retail funds closing in on return gap

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... 17.6%. Global infrastructure contributed 11.8%, listed property returned 5.8% and both Australian and international fixed interest returned 2.6% over the same period. Based on 12-month returns, the top-performing workplace MySuper/default options were ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... refocus the fund's investment efforts. The industry super fund closed its Australian Fixed Interest, International Fixed Interest and International Shares (Hedged) investment options on 28 January 2016. The two fixed interest options were replaced by ...

Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... 134. Global bond ETPs also entered the Australian market for the first time including the Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index (Hedged), Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged), and iShares Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF. ...

AustralianSuper merges investment options

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... the fund's investment efforts. The industry super fund will close its Australian Fixed Interest, International Fixed Interest and International Shares (Hedged) investment options on 28 January 2016. The two fixed interest options will be replaced by ...

Super fund returns fall again in September

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... hedging. Over the same period property, in contrast, returned 20%, Australian fixed interest 6.9%, international fixed interest 6.5% and cash 2.5%. In net terms this means funds with relatively low exposure to international equities and relatively high ...

Centuria Life launches investment bond funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... investment options outside of super. The Centuria Cash Plus Bond is low risk and invests in Australian and international fixed interest portfolios with the aim of providing a return of 0.5% above the cash rate. The Centuria Property Bond is a medium ...

Vanguard to launch international fixed income ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... exchange-traded funds (ETFs), two of which target international fixed income and credit indices. The Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETF and Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETF, both hedged to the Australian dollar, will be ...

Super sets sights on $2tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... cash and fixed interest, 8% is in property, 4% is in infrastructure and 4% is elsewhere. Half of international fixed interest assets are hedged for currency movements, but only 17% of international equity investments are hedged - reflecting expectations ...