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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

BNP Paribas wins China custody agreement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... (QFI) scheme, effective immediately. In 2016, BNP Paribas China Limited was one of the first foreign banks to be granted a bond settlement agent licence for the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM). "This newest QFI licence complements our cross-border ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... rate on Exchange Settlement balances of 0% maintain the target of 10 basis points for the April 2024 Australian government bond continue to purchase government securities at the rate of $5 billion a week until early September and then $4 billion a week ...

Only one quarter of ETP growth from performance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... launched during the period. Those were the Monash Absolute Return Fund, Magellan FuturePay and Coolabah Active Composite Bond Fund. Smart beta and investment theme products saw a 30% increase in flows to $1.1 billion, and two new smart beta products ...

Acadian launches multi-asset fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
Acadian Asset Management has launched a multi-asset absolute return fund that aims to provide consistent returns regardless of market conditions. The Acadian Global Macro Fund uses a systematic approach to exploit inefficiencies across and within global ...

Good year for active managers in fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... tightened aggressively," Zenith said in its 2020 AFI review. Zenith said the negative benchmark returns came as government bond yields traded in a wide range and experienced volatility. Active managers had it rough in October 2020 but benefited from ...

Super fund awards first ESG mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... to the UN Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI) and the reputation it has gained for introducing ESG into mainstream bond investing, Watson added. Also commenting, Cameron Hume managing director and co-founder Chris Torkington said the fund manager ...