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Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
Global insurers are rethinking their investment strategies, with 60% revising strategic asset allocations (SAA) to prioritise flexibility and new opportunities, according to a BlackRock study. In its annual Global insurance report, BlackRock indicated ...

Coolabah Capital launches new active ETP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
Coolabah Capital Investments has launched a short-term income fund, capturing opportunities in mispriced cash and bond markets on Cboe. The Cboe Australia-listed Coolabah Short Term Income Fund (FRNS) aims to offer daily liquidity returns that exceed ...

VanEck to launch three fixed income ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
VanEck is set to launch three Australian government bond ETFs, giving investors and financial advisers access to various maturity profiles. The funds management firm's upcoming product suite, scheduled for release on September 28, introduces three ...

Bank of England holds rates at 5.25%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... voted five to four to hold the policy rate steady at 5.25%, while unanimously agreeing to reduce the stock of UK government bond purchases by £100 billion over the next year. In halting a run of consecutive rate hikes, the Monetary Policy Committee ...

APRA consults on hybrid bond resilience

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
The regulator is seeking feedback on improving the effectiveness of hybrid capital bonds amid concerns design features would not be resilient enough to withstand a banking crisis. APRA released its discussion paper on Thursday, citing the challenges ...

Betashares expands fixed income range

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
The Betashares Inflation-Protected US Treasury Bond Currency Hedged ETF (UTIP) and the Betashares US Treasury Bond 7-10 Year Currency Hedged ETF (US10) have been added to the fund manager's range of fixed income solutions. UTIP aims to track the performance ...

Australian Bond Exchange, Boston Global Group launch fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... It will also provide indirect exposure to fixed income securities from non-Australian issuers. According to the Australian Bond Exchange, foreign exchange exposure will be managed using deferred purchase agreements (DPAs) and/or credit instruments issued ...

Aussie investors tighten purse strings: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
Close to 80% of local investors adjusted their investment strategy towards a more conservative approach in the last six months, according to HSBC's latest investor survey. The second iteration of the group's Investor Insights Survey found that ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 11.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... 8.1% or $4.7 billion. The fund said it's a marked contrast to last year's result when the challenges of the global bond and equity markets saw the Reference Portfolio lose 14.2%, and a strong performance by the super fund's active investment ...

Wheelhouse repositions global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
Wheelhouse Partners has rebranded its global equity strategy to reflect how investors use the fund within their alternatives allocation. The Wheelhouse Global Equity Income Fund, which has about $100 million in assets under management, is now known ...