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YFYS spurs half to change asset mix

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... not outright expensive." History suggests that credit risk premium is valued as fair to slightly expensive, he said. While bond yields might be low, Mead reminded investors that in the last nine out of 10 recessions and equity market drawdowns bonds ...

How YFYS test will change currency investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
A panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2021 conference has discussed how the Your Future, Your Super test and ESG will change funds' approaches to currency. QIC head of currency Stuart Simmons said super funds could ...

Cracking the data science code

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... exact science," she said. Ryan explains that the use of unknown factors like the relationship between 10-year government bond rates and GDP for example, is driving the data-generating process. "Is it a linear relationship; is it a quadratic ratio relationship ...

Communicate risk, defensiveness differently: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Funds will have to shift the way they communicate risk to members and rethink portfolios as the outlook for defensive assets changes in the coming years. That was the consensus from a panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...

Rest streamlines asset classes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
In a move to better align itself to the Your Future, Your Super benchmarks, the $62 billion industry superannuation fund is changing the way it categorises its investment options, shifting from 11 asset classes to seven 'mega asset classes'. ...

Fear of greenwashing worse than reality: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... on this issue will occur in the near future. The research on greenwashing comes as S&P Global estimates that sustainable bond issuance including green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bonds could collectively exceed $1 trillion in 2 ...

Investment scams set to double

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... 2021, a figure that is expected to double by the end of the year with increased reports of cryptocurrency scams, imposter bond scams and Ponzi schemes, according to the ACCC. New data from Scamwatch revealed there has been a 53.4% increase in reports ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... Financial markets could be forgiven for taking risk off the table. As they did last week. Equity markets dropped. So did bond yields and commodity prices. The US dollar rose against major currencies, except for the safe haven Japanese yen and the safe ...

Best fixed interest funds revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... wholesale international fixed interest funds' returns on a three-year basis, Rainmaker found that First Sentier Investment Grade Bond Fund was the strongest performing with a 6.1% annual return. The Lazard EM Total Return Debt Fund came in second place ...

Fortius, PGIM make $214m property acquisition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... transaction," PGIM Real Estate head of Australia Steve Bulloch said. Knight Frank head of capital markets Queensland Justin Bond introduced Fortius Funds Management and PGIM to the vendor, LaSalle Investment Manag