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Acadian launches multi-asset fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... Multi-Asset Class Strategies team Ilya Figelman said. The strategy is implemented via long/short positions across equity markets, bonds, FX, volatility and over 25 underlying commodities. Acadian noted that portfolio construction assesses the complexity ...

Good year for active managers in fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... Ausbond Composite Index (0+years) returned a net return of -1.19%. The median manager in Zenith's Australian Fixed Income (Bonds) category returned 0.30% over the same period. "Most of the outperformance was secured during the period immediately following ...

Alternatives, equities dominate mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... equities winning the lion's share. By number, alternatives mandates were the popular (46% of 377), followed by equities (29%), bonds and cash (17%), and property (7%), according to the latest Rainmaker Mandate Chaser Report. However, when looking at ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... bond purchase program is playing an important role in supporting the Australian economy. The bank will continue to purchase bonds given that we remain some distance from the inflation and employment objectives. However, the board is responding to the ...

MySuper performance soars

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... (20%). However, on the other end unlisted direct property only secured returns of 3.6% followed by 0.2% from international bonds, 0% from cash and 0.8% from Australian bonds. "These returns mean Australia's 13.5 million super fund members earned $520 ...

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... in March last year - aided by the dip in the pound sterling's exchange rate and the fall in the yield on 10-year UK bonds. The British central bank's sanguine forward guidance underpinned these positive reactions in the financial markets. For ...

Cbus invests in NHFIC issues

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... homes in five states: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia. The new 10-year social bonds include a fixed-rate note of $362 million and NHFIC's first floating-rate note of $100 million. Cbus chief executive Justin ...

Coolabah lists fund on Chi-X

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
... Fund targets after-fee returns of 1% to 2% per year over the Bloomberg Ausbond Composite Bond 0+ Yr Index. It invests in bonds issued by governments, banks, corporates, and asset-backed securities and residential mortgage-backed securities with an average ...

Macquarie sweeps Investment Leadership Awards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... the following categories: Australian Equities - Index/Enhanced; Australian Equities - Small Cap; Fixed Income - Aggregate Bonds; Multi-Asset - Capital Stable; and Multi-Asset - Balanced. Now in its fourth year, the Investment Leadership Awards recognise ...

Cashwerkz takes stake in boutique, plans rebrand

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... annual general meeting to rebrand to Income Asset Management Group, as an increasing share of its group revenue comes from bonds-related income instead of the traditional business of cash deposits. "With the addition of the strategic investment announced ...