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VanEck launches new fixed income ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... 0.29% p.a. in fees. "This is for investors who are looking for higher yield than traditional cash, term deposits, government bonds and traditional bonds and are willing to take on some additional risk," VanEck director of investments Russell Chesler ...

Fixed income investors spooked by global politics: Fitch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... over the next year with the majority of investors expecting leverage to increase modestly or stay the same. "Sustainable bonds stand apart from other asset classes in terms of likely issuance in the next 12 months; 88% of 4Q19 survey investors expect ...

Fund Manager of the Year revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... categories were also presented with BNP Paribas Asset Management/Impax Asset Management winning the former and Jamieson Coote Bonds taking out the latter. "With many active managers under increasing pressure in today's market, they need to be best practice ...

One in three chance of global recession: Aviva

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... and Canada, and the US dollar. "We maintain a neutral view on equities, preferring exposure to credit and emerging market bonds," Aviva said. "This is because global growth, having peaked in Q4 2017, continues to slow."

Funds management excellence to be recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... Australian Equities - Large Cap Allan Gray Australia AllianceBernstein Solaris Investment Management Rising Star Jamieson Coote Bonds Lennox Capital Partners Quay Global Investors The Distributor of the Year, Fund Manager of the Year and Industry Contribution ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... reporting: "Negative interest rates, central bank lending to commercial banks, purchases of financial assets such as government bonds and "forward guidance" pledges on stimulus by central bankers". Lowe's concern is that the RBA would be forced to ...

Aussie bond fund added to Zenith model portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... including sector rotation, credit selection and, to a lesser extent, interest-rate and yield curve positioning," Wright said. "Bonds form a key component of an investor's portfolio and more specifically their exposure to the fixed interest asset class ...

Purdue bankruptcy vindicates ESG screens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... crisis." While Purdue was a privately owned company, many investors unwittingly had exposure to it through US corporate bonds. Schroders global head of stewardship Jessica Ground explained earlier in the year that Purdue was an example of why it was ...

QIC launches China bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... Queensland-based asset management giant has received official approval for its partnered fund that will invest in China corporate bonds. The US$50 million QIC Ping An China Corporate Bond Fund is a partnership between QIC and China's Ping An Asset ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... cash rate to a new record low of 0.75%. The All Ordinaries index gained 0.5% and the yield on 10-year Australian government bonds fell to 1.06% (1.13%) as investors switched to these relatively higher yielding assets. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' ...