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Opportunities in fixed interest during crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... been significant volatility and one of the biggest challenges has been liquidity," he said. "The liquidity in the Australian bond market has been extremely poor to the extent that along with other fund managers, we have collectively voiced our concerns ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... softened. High-grade sovereign bonds have outperformed credit," the report said. The analysis found that CFS Wholesale Australian Bond has been leading the way, followed by Pendal Fixed Interest and Schroders Fixed Income Fund - Wholesale. This is based ...

Mid and small-caps outperform in 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... have come out on top. Surveying returns from 829 Australian equity funds, 420 international equity funds and 115 Australian bond funds, the SPIVA Australia Scorecard found that the majority of Aussie funds performed better in 2019 than they did the previous ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... Property Securities Fund FIXED INCOME - AGGREGATE BONDS Ardea Real Outcome Fund Ardea Real Outcome Plus Fund Nikko AM Australian Bond Fund Pendal Monthly Income Plus Fund Perpetual Dynamic Fixed Income Fund FIXED INCOME - CREDIT AMP Capital Corporate ...

Aussie bond fund added to Zenith model portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... portfolio offering, Zenith Elite Blends, has added a 'highly recommended' Aussie bond fund. The Legg Mason Asset Australian Bond Fund will now be available through Zenith Elite Blends. Managing partner of Zenith David Wright said the fund, which has ...

BlackRock partners with $23bn super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... again partnered with the global fund manager, this time to develop a global bond index fund similar to the ESG Australian Bond Index Fund the two launched earlier this year. Benchmarked to a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Select ...

New Bond ETF for BetaShares

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... specific exposure to government bonds, a category that enjoys the highest level of investor security within the Australian bond market." He explained that because Australian government bonds are considered an extremely secure asset, AGVT could be considered ...

BlackRock launches Australian bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... Australia's head of fixed income Craig Vardy and his team will manage the unlisted fund, called the ESG-focused Australian Bond Index (ESGABI) fund. It is the first ESG Australian bond fund, and the first indexed ESG fund with a dedicated Australian ...

Labour and housing drive rate sentiment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
As the Reserve Bank of Australia holds the cash rate at 1.5%, economic conversations are moving from a rise to a cut. AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver earlier this month said the RBA could cut to 1% by the end of 2019, with the first rate cut ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... Sydney yesterday, Western Asset Management portfolio manager Anthony Kirkham listed the Betashares Legg Mason Australian Bond Fund. The ETF (ASX: BNDS) is built on back of Western Asset Management's Australia Bond Fund which has about $600 million ...