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Instos flex influence over investee companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... when it already has a lot on its balance sheet - especially if they themselves have already invested in the company's bonds," Veld said. Veld said it was interesting to find how institutional investors believe they have a significant impact on how ...

Chief economist update: Cash is King

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... counter-intuitive but given low/very low bond yields plus sinking inflation expectations provide no incentive to go overweight on bonds).

J.P. Morgan cuts management fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... move out of cash and get invested in the bond market," he said. Hallifax observes that Australians are reassessing the role bonds play in their portfolios, given the market conditions. It is important to have a compelling, cost-efficient investment proposition ...

Credit fund launches to wholesale investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... Research (IIR). From its risk perspective, IIR said the fund sits between the relatively low returns from cash and government bonds but materially below the risk of a well-managed corporate debt investment mandate. Moelis Australia Asset Management is ...

Zenith acquires New Zealand firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... totalling over $100 billion in NZ household savings held in unit trusts, KiwiSaver schemes, personal schemes and insurance bonds. The suite of services available to users through FundSource will be expanded following the acquisition, but Zenith said ...

Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... suggests that the probability of the RBA cutting interest rates next month is more than "54%". The yield on Australian 10-year bonds dropped to a record low 1.65%; the A$/US$ exchange rate depreciated to a three-year low of US$0.6906 and while the Aussie ...

TCorp appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... team. Ling is passionate about sustainability and was jointly responsible for arranging one of the first social benefit bonds in Australia," TCorp said. TCorp has over $100 billion in funds under management and provides investment and financial management ...

Industry fund dips toes in private equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... history. But we now are now looking at starting a position," Block said. The Sydney-based fund has increased its exposure to bonds, US dollars and real assets as it sees volatility ahead. It has trimmed its US and Aussie equities exposures because it ...

Pension fund giant cuts BHP

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... of coal. Norway's Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) took the decision to divest almost $520,000 of holdings in stocks and bonds of across 46 such companies. It used three exclusion criteria: companies that get more than 5% revenue from coal-based activities ...

Super fund awards $100m debt mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... an emerging market debt portfolio via the Brandywine Global Sovereign Credit Fund. Launched in 2012, the fund invests in bonds with high, real yields and seeks investment opportunities where there is a valuation anomaly and identifiable catalysts for ...