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Chief economist update: Minutes of concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... EMEs." There's concern over the flattening yield curve. The yield differential between the 10Y US Treasuries and the 2Y bonds is now down to 28 basis points from 54 bps at the start of the year. This is lower than the 73 bps gap that prompted then ...

Super fund chair appointed to NSW Generations Fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... long-term Australian and foreign currency. Moody's rates it as Aaa (stable). TCorp's largest issuance is in benchmark bonds, followed by CPI linked debt instruments. The bonds are sold through banks and market intermediaries.

Cash is cash, APRA tells super funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... regulator has chided superannuation funds for investing members' funds held in cash options into non-cash securities like bonds and hybrid debt instruments among others. APRA's review found cash options had exposure to asset-backed and mortgage-backed ...

Chief economist update: Shanghai's drop is China's problem, the yuan's slide is everyone's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... slide by dipping into its reserves. But the fear at the time was that if it fails it would have to sell its holdings of US bonds. This was Bloomberg's report on 16 February 2018: "The value of China's holdings of US bonds, notes and bills rose ...

Parametric expands alternative risk premia offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... Global Macro, uses three investing factors: value, momentum and carry. Parametric's strategy can be applied to equities, bonds, currency and commodities markets. Parametric Australasia chief executive Chris Briant said the SARP strategy uses a systems-based ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bonds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
The NSW Government's debt issuer is making a move into sustainability bonds, with the first issuance expected in the second half of 2018. TCorp's sustainability bonds will raise capital for environmentally or socially responsible projects. NSW ...

Perpetual launches ethical fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... responsibility lens and investment performance." The fund applies both ethical and SRI screening methods to invest in floating rate bonds. Ethical screening relates to the activities the companies are involved in, he explained. By way of example, some ...

Macquarie bolsters green investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... proprietary Green Impact Assessment service determining the green impact of assets, a key feature of the development of green bonds, loans and related products. Macquarie's chief financial officer Alex Harvey said: "This transaction further demonstrates ...

Pension fund becomes green lender

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... to be the first pension fund to do so, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) described the issuance of green bonds as a logical next step in its investment-focused approach to climate change. CPPIB's senior managing director and global head ...

Aussie fixed income managers with global teams outperform: Zenith

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... globalised teams are potentially at a relative advantage with respect to the timely research of offshore companies issuing bonds in Australia, this can be offset by a local player if they have superior interest rate management or savvy trading skills," ...