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Melbourne boutique partners with Swiss bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... institutional clients Nicolas Faller said. UBP is looking to distribute in Australia its absolute-return fixed-income, high-yield and emerging market debt products, alternative solutions (alternative risk premia, hedge funds, hedging overlays, convertible ...

Pessimism strikes Australia, US optimistic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
Financial professionals in the United States are optimistic about a market recovery, while pessimism is highest in the Asian region where professionals are forecasting double-digit losses, according to Natixis. In its most recent Natixis Investment ...

ASIC warns funds to clean up adverts

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... responsible entities or the funds it asked to take correction action -- or even their asset classes only mentioning 'high yield' strategies were on its radar. Traditionally, funds that have made comparisons to term deposits have included property syndicates ...

Regal Atlantic fund up 12.5% in May, down 61.65% YTD

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
Regal Funds Management's Atlantic Absolute Return Fund returned 12.50% in May but is still down 61.65% since the start of the year. May's returns came primarily from its long holdings which rose almost 30% in the month while short positions ...

US GDP to contract 6.5%: Fed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... would continue to review the asset purchase forward guidance and that they have been studying the international evidence on yield curve control. Stephen Miller, investment strategy consultant at GSFM, said the Fed's statement assuages any nascent fears ...

Chief economist update: Don't fight the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... supported by interest rates that remain at their current level near zero." Powell also addressed recent speculations of yield curve control. "The measures we discussed included explicit forms of forward guidance and asset purchases; we used these tools ...

Chief economist update: US labour market turns V-shaped

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
This US stock market rally is brought to you by the letter V. The much better than expected US non-farm payrolls report sent Wall Street on the up and up - the S&P 500 gained 2.6% on the day (4.9% on the week); the DJIA rose by 3.2% (6.8%); the Nasdaq ...

BlackRock drops fees on bond ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... the period. BlackRock recently added two new ETFs to its fixed income lineup, taking the total to eight funds. The iShares Yield Plus ETF (IYLD) tracks a customised Bloomberg index that measures the performance of the Australian corporate bond market ...

Sustainable dividend stocks offer yield opportunities: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
Sustainable dividend stocks may offer equity exposure and yield with some insulation from price fluctuations, according to QS Investors. In its latest investment insight note, QS Investors, a Legg Mason affiliate, said it is critical to consider valuations ...

Charter Hall extends JV, makes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... the resilience of non-discretionary retail spending," he said. "This will provide our investors an attractive distribution yield. "We value our long-standing relationship with Charter Hall, and we are very excited to partner with them on the acquisition ...