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RBA lifts the cash rate for first time since 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... Bowe said. "With the market pricing the cash rate back above 4% and yields on 10-year Australian Commonwealth Government Bonds reapproaching the highs of the past 15 years we think there is considerable value in Australian duration." The fact that Australia ...

Australian managed funds up $35.9bn in 2025: Calastone

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... clearly the anchor allocation for Australian investors in 2025." "Even as sentiment shifted through the year, demand for bonds remained resilient. What's also notable is the way investors rebuilt equity exposure as market conditions stabilised- steadily ...

Gold soars over Trump's Greenland rhetoric

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... Europe over Greenland is dominating the news flow, an underrated risk is the skyrocketing yields in Japanese long-dated bonds," he said. "Those high yields indicate investor concerns over Japan's significant debt overhang and raise the risk of disorderly ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... fixed income ETFs, especially offshore ones, simply because it's easier to trade a bond ETF than it is to trade cash bonds directly," he added. One chief financial officer at a major global insurer located in Australia told Tuckwell that his understanding ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
A Danish pension fund is divesting all US government bonds from February 1, citing the country's growing debt crisis. Akademiker Pension, the $36 billion pension fund for academics, is selling off all its US government bond holdings, to the tune ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... downwards, and lower yields mean capital appreciation in bond markets," she said. Therefore, government and strong corporate bonds stand to benefit the most in the face of economic recession, in being considered safer investments, LaRusse described. ...

GDG hires chief financial officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... integration of Lonsec (2024) and Evidentia (2025), and contributing to the growth of the group's subsidiaries GenLife (investment bonds) and Evidentia (managed accounts) into scalable, capital-light platform," he said. "Terence will remain with GDG through ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... and Singapore's Temasek as a guide on how to invest. It will be seeded with $152 billion; half in government guaranteed bonds and the other coming from the private sector. The aim is to reinvigorate the country's slowing national economy. Currently ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... return of 5.8-7.8%. In contrary, Australian equities are expected to return 4.8% to 6.8% over the same period. Vanguard said bonds is making a strong recovery and should average "near current portfolio income levels" from future inflation, offering compelling ...

Prime Super awards fixed income mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... Index hedged to the AUD, blending risks across global credit, rates, and FX markets to select top government and credit bonds. MFS Investment Management senior managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand Josh Barton said: "We are honoured ...