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Investment bonds see seismic shift: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
New Zenith research reveals what the ratings house calls a "seismic shift" in the way investment bonds are managed. Zenith showed that in the six years to May 2017, the share of investment bonds allocated to multi-asset strategies rose from 10 to 45% ...

Austock Life revamps, hires new leaders

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... business also marks an effort to raise awareness among investors about the flexibility and investment appeal of investment bonds, Coombe said. The new product features includes tiered pricing, additional investment options and a range of good value index ...

AMP Capital launches NZ index products

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... high-quality assets such as global property and global infrastructure, alongside traditional asset class such as corporate bonds and equities," Hassell said. The manager also noted that the AMP Capital Hedged Global Fixed Interest Fund will now be managed ...

Global asset manager expands Australian offering

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... said it's a high-yield play but at the defensive end. "Bank loans are sub-investment grade but they sit above high-yield bonds so you can get a fairly healthy coupon in terms of the income component," Grobler said. The firm's global head of credit and ...

Jeremy Cooper explores the inconvenient truth of super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... probability-based outcomes and a risk-free retirement: one backed entirely by the Age Pension and Commonwealth government bonds, for example. Once they have worked out this retirement income philosophy, they can work on the delivery." Cooper also suggested ...

Mason Stevens expands fixed income, appoints SMA manager

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... we're able to do in investments today - you'll be able to buy direct international shares, direct international SMAs, direct bonds, SMAs across all the asset classes."

BOE does what it said it would do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... factoring in a gentle approach towards normalisation as indicated by the drop in the policy-sensitive yield on two-year bonds from 0.48% to as low as 0.39% following the announcement. This is hardly surprising given that the BOE itself said so: "All ...

Australian Unity restructures for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... lead the retail division and will also become a director of the Lifeplan business. Walsh has headed Lifeplan's investment bonds business since it merged with Australian Unity in 2009. Meanwhile, wealth and capital markets will encompass financial advice ...

XTB expands retail offering, launches responsible SMA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... before year's end. Co-founder and chief executive Richard Murphy said the new range will likely include exchange-traded bonds (XTBs) with higher yields to be made available to retail investors and advisers that provide more than 40% uplift on current ...

Macquarie wins $50m small cap mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... offices in London, New York, Singapore and Sydney, Colchester specialises in value-oriented investments in global sovereign bonds and currency.