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Epsilon launches second Australian fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... consistent cash yields, with capital preservation and low volatility, as well as returns which have a low correlation to equity markets, traditional fixed income investments and other private credit strategies such as broadly syndicated loan focused ...

Absolute-return bond funds fail ambitious returns: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... Morningstar research found that most absolute-return bond managers will not always provide positive absolute returns when equity markets are underperforming. In theory, absolute-return bond strategies are more skill-oriented where managers seek to deliver ...

FCA simplifies listing rules to attract global companies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... improve how equity secondary markets operate. "The rule changes support the FCA's commitment for transparency in equity markets and are part of the Wholesale Markets Review the FCA is conducting alongside government to tailor the UK's rules post-Brexit ...

High returns flow from water rights

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... rainfall is a main driver of the group's return profile. From that perspective, investing in water isn't correlated to equity markets, but rather the seasonal climate impacts, which vary across the country and years. "We mitigate this variability in ...

Global X debuts US corporate bond ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... compress back towards 4.50%. "This is where US investment grade bonds can shine because they have a low correlation to equity markets - for instance a 28% correlation to the S&P 500, according to Bloomberg." The US corporate bond market is the world's ...

It's not 2008, but there's likely more pain ahead: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... concerns about other financial institutions. "Things might get worse in the short-term... it's difficult to see equity markets performing well in such an environment," he said. "Yet as bond yields go down, equity valuations start to improve." Iggo believes ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... stick one's neck out and claim central banks will stop raising rates and then predict the implications for equity markets," he says. He reckons the US central bank is fixated on reading inflation and job numbers and, within its mandate, it will do ...

No systemic risk with SVB, but issues remain: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... Monica Defend and Amundi group chief investment officer Vincent Mortier said despite volatility in both the bond and equity markets, they don't think SVB will cause wider problems. "We believe this is not a systemic risk. While being a negative for ...

Active fund managers historically underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... exclusively listed equity products, meaning there could be significant earnings shortfall in the event of a major fall in equity markets," Morningstar wrote. Many fund managers like Magellan are in good financial health, hold ample cash and have little ...

Aussie equities withstand test of time: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... what an unusual year 2022 was for returns. Unlike the previous 20 years, bonds did not act as a hedge for weak equity markets, he said. However, the long-term data over 123 years shows it is not unusual for both bonds and equities to be negatively impacted ...