Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 741 - 750 of 4677 results for "bond"

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... then, there's the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). At its May Board meeting, it hinted that it could start tapering its bond purchases in July. This now, to a certain extent, hinges on developments in Victoria.

UBS, Nomura cop fines over bond cartel

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... UBS, Nomura and UniCredit were fined a total of $585 million by the European Commission for cartel conduct in government bond trading during the GFC. EC says the three investment banks breached antitrust rules through the participation of a group of ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... Infrastructure Index Fund Fixed Income - Aggregate Bonds Legg Mason Asset Management - Legg Mason Western Asset Australian Bond Fund Macquarie Investment Management - Macquarie Australian Fixed Interest Fund Nikko AM - Nikko AM Australian Bond Fund QIC ...

Loomis Sayles wins super fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... defensive alternatives asset class at the end of 2020. Returns from cash is next to nothing and developed market sovereign bond yields remain low, he said, so by investing in this strategy the fund can generate some yield pick-up.

Chief economist update: Be afraid of inflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... countermeasures that tamed previous inflation breakouts. US inflation expectations - measured as the differential between nominal bond yields and the yield on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) have rising. They're now at levels higher ...

QSuper makes changes ahead of merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
Members of $100 billion government fund QSuper have been notified of a few changes ahead of its merger with Sunsuper. After QSuper and Sunsuper executed a Heads of Agreement, confirming their intention to merge and create a $200 billion super fund in ...

Kapstream co-founder announces career break

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... related funds. Andrew Mulliner, head of global aggregate, continues to serve in this role and oversee the multi-sector global bond portfolio strategies. Cielinski said: "We thank Nick for his contribution to Janus Henderson, his unwavering commitment ...

Chief economist update: Inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... later-than-sooner tightening. This is because persistent losses in the equity markets would erode the "wealth effect", the rise in bond yields would make credit more expensive and the higher US dollar would reduce America's export competitiveness ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... Committee meeting ending on 5 May 2021" document is the paragraph: "The existing programme of £150 billion of UK government bond purchases had started in January and its completion was expected by around the end of 2021. As envisaged since the announcement ...

Generation Life awards tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... will provide an investment administration solution for its new investment-linked lifetime annuity and existing investment bond business. The software, InvestPro, provides unit pricing, cash allocation and rebalancing, tax accruals, investment accounting ...