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UBS, Nomura cop fines over bond cartel

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... through the participation of a group of their traders in a cartel in the primary and secondary market for European Government Bonds (EGB). EC says EGB traders from the seven banks regularly exchanged commercially sensitive information (such as bidding ...

Government debt blows out 420%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... been performing strongly. "Investors have enjoyed superb returns from bonds in recent years, with Australian government bonds particularly strong performers. However, record breaking lows in bond yields within the context of 400+ years of bond market ...

Commonwealth seeks to stop bond class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... in a case brought against the Commonwealth by a 23-year-old student over climate change risk as it relates to government bonds, as the government attempts to stop the class action. Katta O'Donnell is seeking to hold the Australian government to account ...

Ardea launches fund to European investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... Fund for European investors, leveraging the services of Fidante Partners. The Ardea Global Alpha Fund invests in government bonds and related derivatives and will be distributed to European investors via Ardea's strategic partnership with Fidante. ...

No more easy 6% returns: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... insurance. Historically, investors have been rewarded to take out insurance against bad things happening by owning government bonds or investment grade credit, you've been paid to do that. Those days are long gone," he said. "Defensive assets still play ...

Chief economist update: Fed fights back bond bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... statement, the Korean central bank declared that will buy five trillion Korean won (US$4.5 billion) worth of government bonds additional by June to support the government's plans to issue more debt in its fight against COVID-19. But we don't ...

Chief economist update: Money plus confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... system. While the RBA kept interest rate settings unchanged - official cash rate and yield on three-year Australian government bonds at 0.1%, and the parameters of its Term Funding Facility at its February 2 meeting, it also decided to purchase an additional ...

Chief economist update: RBA extends QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... optimism. While the RBA kept interest rate settings unchanged - official cash rate and yield on 3-year Australian government bonds at 0.1%, and the parameters of its Term Funding Facility - it also decided to purchase an additional $100 billion of bonds ...

Schroders adjusts fund return targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... quarterly to monthly. "The after inflation return that can be achieved from 'low risk' investments, such as government bonds, are now at historically low levels," Schroders said. "In the current market environment, investors seeking above inflation ...

ASIC detects imposter bond scam

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... prospectuses with unrealistically high returns and falsely claiming investor funds will be pooled to invest in government bonds or the bonds of companies with AAA credit ratings. In addition, further tactics include claiming the price of the bonds is ...