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Industry fund hires executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... In August, Financial Standard reported that the fund had moved mandate with Omega Global Investors for global government bonds to a $440 million mandate to PIMCO to manage global credit as well as government bonds.

Chief economist update: Where are the BOJ exit speculators now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... Speculations started to gain prominence as early as January when the Japanese central bank "reduced purchases of 10 to 25 year bonds and 25 to 40 year paper by Â¥10B ($88.39 million) each, from its previous operations, to Â¥190B and Â¥80B, respectively" ...

Melbourne boutique hires deputy CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... Melbourne boutique has snapped up a former central bank portfolio manager as its deputy chief investment officer. Jamieson Coote Bonds is welcoming Duanjai Samranvedhya, as it opens a Singapore office and expand its global investment capabilities. In ...

Chief economist update: Thanks for nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... time. Recall the spook Wall Street got when the US yield curve - the yield differential between the US 10-year and two-year bonds - flattened to 0.4% (the lowest since 2007) in the middle of this year? It's even narrower now at just 0.27%. Sure ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... about $600 million in funds under management and is now in its 20th year. The strategy invests in corporate investment grade bonds, semi-government and government bonds, supranational bonds and mortgage and asset backed securities, currently with an ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... to S&P Dow Jones Indices director of fixed income product management, Jason Giordano, who likes to remind investors that bonds don't trade on exchanges. Bonds trade over the counter across primary dealers with very little pricing transparency. While ...

TCorp sets green bond record

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... last year. Separately, the World Bank is partnering with Westpac and BNP Paribas to launch the first Sustainable Growth Bonds for Australian investors. The bonds offer Australian investors an opportunity to support the United Nations' Sustainable ...

ALP victory to have meaningful impact: Daintree

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... push the RBA from 2019 to 2020, anchoring the short end of the Australian yield curve. "We think to some extent right now bonds have come off a little bit, but there might be some more of that to come as a result of this election victory if it does happen. ...

AustralianSuper awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
A Melbourne boutique has won a $500 million mandate from AustralianSuper, the super fund confirmed. Jamieson Coote Bonds was appointed to manage a fixed income mandate for the super fund at the end of June, Rainmaker research shows. JCB's mandate ...

Super funds react to market sell off

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... it's a natural human response to panic, but if you switch your money to 'safer' asset classes such as cash and bonds, you risk missing out on benefitting from the recovery in share prices," Fahy said. "The tail end of the GFC, when the ASX ...