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Most EM currencies bounce back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... flight triggered the India Rupee to fall 13%, the Indonesian Rupiah to fall 8% and the Thai Baht to fall 3%. Even the safe haven AUD fell 4%. Bernake's announcement that the US Fed had changed its mind then saw these currencies sling shot back. The AUD ...

Frightened eurozone savers to buy Aussie dollars

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
The harsh treatment of Cyprus in the latest chapter of the eurozone crisis has set a dangerous precedent, according to Clime Asset Management's John Abernathy. Despite bureaucrats insistence that the 'haircut', which could see wealthy depositors losing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... he said. "But that sort of thing reinforces the yield play and because an Italian election doesn't really affect the safe haven of a yield play." US stocks closed higher on Friday on renewed confidence that the US Federal Reserve stimulus program will ...

There's no bubble in bond markets: Tyndall AM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... three factors why bonds should remain attractive for the foreseeable future: global risk aversion, a lack of other safe haven assets and ongoing loose monetary policy in major developed markets. "The flow of money into the bond market is not being fuelled ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... forecasts, Swedish and Norwegian bonds have fallen by 7 basis points. Swiss ones dropped by 30 bps. Which one's the safe haven? 7 Swiss National Bank (SNB) wins and catapults the euro-Swiss franc currency comparison to 1.50 Euro-Swiss franc exchange ...

Franklin Templeton launches new global fixed income fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
Franklin Templeton Investments Australia has launched a new global fixed income fund. Sitting at the more defensive end of the risk/return spectrum, the Franklin Templeton Global Aggregate Bond fund invests principally in fixed or floating rate debt ...

Fund managers bullish on Asian bonds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... securities, Pidgeon said. "Historically emerging market assets offered potential yield enhancement but were not considered a safe haven. However, the resilience of Asia's corporate debt fundamentals is now making Asian debt and bonds more appealing." ...

Yield at any cost flawed: GSAM

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Uncertainty has caused a preoccupation with yield and safe haven stocks, said Goldman Sachs Asset Management's head of Australian equities. Cost pressures, low productivity and the impact of a strong Australian dollar are causing uncertainty, despite ...

Super funds out-perform TDs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... non-super investor. Falling interest rates should also boost bond returns especially when combined with Australia's safe haven status that has seen government bond yields fall to almost 3.2%. The strong bounce-back in default super fund options was triggered ...

Star alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... this is because of Australia's positive growth and interest rate differentials as well as its new-found status as a safe haven currency owing to Australia's relatively better fiscal position. Unintentional or otherwise, the Fed, the ECB and the BOJs ...