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Opportunity for the brave: High yield credit

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... in the event of a default. "While that is generally true, the trade-off is lower overall returns and generally worse liquidity which can lead to much higher volatility." Despite this, exchange traded products with a high yield focus seem to be less risky ...

AMP NZ wealth divestment off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... guidance for the full-year 2020 on March 26 as a result of ongoing economic uncertainty. "Our group balance sheet and liquidity remain strong and we are confident in our ability to support clients in this time of need," AMP chief executive Francesco ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... that you hit the market." State Street Global Advisors Australian head of investments Jon Shead said any need to raise liquidity would put pressure on asset prices. "This is a truism that applies regardless of the market - equities, bonds, property and ...

Platform cancels top 50 funds list

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... their needs or that are poor value for money. The Woodford Equity Income Fund was wound up in October last year after liquidity problems saw it unable to meet redemptions.

Early release of super numbers revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... doubt thanks to the Job Keeper and Job Seeker programs, but that super funds seem to be in a much stronger cash and liquidity position than many of their critics initially said."

How Cbus is servicing early release requests

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... and deposits. "We manage cash in house and even before this change was announced, we thought it prudent to build up liquidity mainly to be ready to deploy for opportunities," he said. It also redeemed early from some hedge fund strategies prior to the ...

Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... contain the virus. I hope I'm wrong." These rising stock prices have been influenced almost completely by increased liquidity from the Fed, he said. "Billions of dollars are being pumped into the financial system and that is pushing up financial ...

Junk by name, junk by nature?

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... tally has hit 57, with missed interest and principal payments the cause of pain. In market downturns and recessions, the liquidity characteristics of these products are substantially lower, yet despite the risks involved, asset consultant JANA said the ...

Super CIOs defend illiquid assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... AustralianSuper, LGIAsuper and more defended allocations to illiquid assets. Following weeks of scrutiny over potential liquidity issues facing super funds, the chief investments officers from AustralianSuper, First State Super, LGIAsuper, MLC, QSuper ...

Investment approaches in change phase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... picking up assets, that are often quite hard to come by, from people who have been forced to sell because they need liquidity," he said. "About a year ago the Future Fund was reducing its allocation to illiquid assets because despite performing very ...