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Bonds reward equity investors seeking refuge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... followed through by ditching equities - have been well-rewarded for their efforts. Investors in Australia who switched to bonds at the end of October would be more than 4% better off than sticking with equities. This is according to FIIG Securities director ...

TCorp sets green bond record

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... last year. Separately, the World Bank is partnering with Westpac and BNP Paribas to launch the first Sustainable Growth Bonds for Australian investors. The bonds offer Australian investors an opportunity to support the United Nations' Sustainable ...

Industry super fund commits to green bonds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... finance. Jointly developed by international climate finance and sustainability groups - including the Climate Bonds Initiative - the pledge aims to reinforce goals of the Paris Agreement, and is based on the premise that public and private sector bonds ...

Sovereign investors change tack: Invesco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
Equities have overtaken bonds in the portfolios of sovereign wealth investors, according to Invesco which interviewed 126 central bank and sovereign wealth managers. Asia Pacific sovereign wealth investors are eyeing alternative investments and picking ...

Parametric expands alternative risk premia offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... Global Macro, uses three investing factors: value, momentum and carry. Parametric's strategy can be applied to equities, bonds, currency and commodities markets. Parametric Australasia chief executive Chris Briant said the SARP strategy uses a systems-based ...

Private equity firm sells Bravura stake

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... management and portfolio administration platform. Foresters provides investment and insurance products such as friendly society bonds, funeral bonds, and death and distress benefit funds. It supports a large network of Australia's funeral directors through ...

Bravura scores platform deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... funeral bond and insurance policy business. Foresters provides investment and insurance products such as friendly society bonds, funeral bonds, and death and distress benefit funds. It supports a large network of Australia's funeral directors through ...

AMP Capital launches NZ index products

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... high-quality assets such as global property and global infrastructure, alongside traditional asset class such as corporate bonds and equities," Hassell said. The manager also noted that the AMP Capital Hedged Global Fixed Interest Fund will now be managed ...

Australian Unity restructures for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... lead the retail division and will also become a director of the Lifeplan business. Walsh has headed Lifeplan's investment bonds business since it merged with Australian Unity in 2009. Meanwhile, wealth and capital markets will encompass financial advice ...

Global boutique asset manager opens Sydney office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... help drive organisational diversity initiatives. GoldenTree offers alternative and long-only strategies across high-yield bonds, leveraged loans, distressed debt, structured products, emerging markets and credit-themed equities. An Australian presence ...