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TelstraSuper introduces new option, drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... Credit. The name change is aimed at providing a clearer description of the assets it invests in, being primarily government bonds, corporate bonds, floating rate notes, and mortgages or loans secured by property. Elsewhere, members will also benefit ...

Australia's enviable debt levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... proper comparison should include Australia's state government bond debt. As a result of these outstanding central government bonds on issue, Australia's interest payments on this debt were $17 billion in 2021-22 rising to $19 billion in 2022-23. By 2027 ...

US platform bids for Yieldbroker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... international banks, as well as former and current employees. Yieldbroker is a trading platform for Australian government bonds and interest rate derivatives, while Tradeweb operates marketplaces for rates, credit, equities, and money markets. "We believe ...

Calastone reports sharp managed fund flow declines in 2022

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... and delayed actions by central banks in Australia and globally led to a decrease in the prices of corporate and government bonds, Calastone said. Following the bond market rout, Calastone managing director of Australia and New Zealand Teresa Walker stated ...

2023 the year for fixed income: Schroders

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022
... "We have started to increase duration within our portfolios, positioning for the real risk of recession where government bonds, given the repricing, can actually start to deliver very positive returns."

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... securities. Miller held that position until early 2022 when he sold down shares and increased his exposure to government bonds. "It was just one of those times where all of the big asset allocation decisions we made really helped," he said. Switching ...

Factor investors increase allocations: Invesco

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... environment." Within fixed income asset classes, respondents said they're using factor investing the most in government bonds (76%) and corporate bonds (75%). Respondents also anticipate that factor investing will spread further in fixed income, with ...

Central banks to tighten on all sides: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... tightening (QT). "Balance sheets have already started to dip this year, and central banks selling or ceasing to buy government bonds could increase the risk of financial dislocations from yield spikes sparking risk asset selloffs," it said. "Bond yields ...

ETF Securities launches fixed income options

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... volatility," he explained. "This means they provide yield with relatively low risk. Investors often compare the yield on government bonds to the higher yield on dividends from equities. "However, what they ignore is that to capture that dividend yield ...

NZ Super Fund excludes Russian debt, state-owned holdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... September 2021. These investments were in companies such as Lukoil, Sberbank, Rosneft and Gazprom, and Russian government bonds. "Sanctions may not be required for the KiwiSaver and investment funds that invest our savings, but those funds should divest ...