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Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... weightings in property and alternatives, in a bid to curb any potential liquidity issues. Rising interest rates, soaring 10-year bond yields, and the weak Aussie dollar are all front of mind for Future Fund deputy chief investment officer Alicia Gregory. ...

KeyInvest, Mantis Funds launch investment bond offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... (HNWIs). As part of the deal, Mantis will become the exclusive external distribution partner for KeyInvest's Life Events Bond and underlying funds. Meantime, KeyInvest will work with Mantis to increase access to alternative strategies via its integrated ...

Alternatives to top $33tn by 2028

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... during the 2016 to 2022 period. Preqin head of private equity Cameron Joyce said geopolitical risks and rising long-term bond yields are two of the factors behind more moderate fundraising activity and performance expectations. "In spite of these challenges ...

BlackRock unveils new gold ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... investors the opportunity to gain exposure to gold on the exchange." Last month, BlackRock launched the iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (IUSG), priced at 15 basis points. It also listed two new core ETFs, the iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD ...

ISPT to offload retail, office properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
Following a strategic review, Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT) is selling five assets, including Melbourne's GPO and a Sydney office building. An assessment of ISPT's $17.7 billion Core Fund identified five assets that do not align "with ...

RBA's multi-channel approach curbs inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor Christopher Kent has punctuated that beyond the cash-flow channel, where a rise in the cash rate leads to higher interest payments for those with debt, there exists other avenues through which monetary ...

Multi-asset funds see $1bn exodus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... other had tended to go down. "This meant you could achieve a better return for a chosen level of risk. The trouble is that bond and equity markets have moved largely in tandem in the last 18 months or so which is leading investors to question whether ...

Fixed income expected to be hotter than stocks: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... and the fact that bonds are lower risk than equities. Commenting on the research, MPG chief executive Jeremy Leach said: "Bond markets suffered a bloodbath in 2022, with the value of global bonds falling by more than 30%; their worst performance in over ...

FIIG Securities picks Equity Trustees for new fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
FIIG Securities has selected Equity Trustees to be the trustee of its newly launched Australian bond fund. Equity Trustees has won the mandate to serve as trustee of the FIIG Australian Bond Fund which provides investors with capital stability and income ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
Global insurers are rethinking their investment strategies, with 60% revising strategic asset allocations (SAA) to prioritise flexibility and new opportunities, according to a BlackRock study. In its annual Global insurance report, BlackRock indicated ...