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BNY Mellon subsidiary wins CBA super mandate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... Global Real Return strategy, which takes a global multi-asset approach investing in traditional assets such as equities, bonds, and selective alternative securities, was awarded the mandate of an undisclosed amount. BNY Mellon Investment Management Australia ...

Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... option for investors and the swelling green bond market is testament to this. Moody's Investors Service indicates four green bonds were issued locally in 2016, representing about US$800 million or 0.9% of global issuance. While this might be minuscule ...

ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... ECB was correct in nipping these rate hike speculations in the bud, lest rising interest rates - the yield on 10-year euro bonds jumped from 0.37% a day prior to the ECB's 9 March meeting to 0.43% the following day and 0.48% the day after - prevent the ...

CBA prices inaugural climate bond

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... low-carbon transport projects. CBA managing director debt markets, Simon Ling, said sustained investor demand for green bonds and assets would continue to fuel continued growth in the sector. "We are really pleased with the positive response from local ...

Goldman Sachs launches junk bond ETF

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... according to documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The ETF will track an index of dollar-denominated bonds sold by US or Canadian companies that have minimum of one year to maturity and are rated BB+ by S&P, or Ba1 by Moody's ...

ETFs attracting insto appetites: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... ETFs is an important part of this growth story. We believe ETFs are on track to become as common as stocks, derivatives and bonds in institutional portfolios," he added. Neiron also said that over half of institutions surveyed are at least considering ...

Obamacare one, Trump nil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... nine basis points to 2.4% and inflation expectations - measured by the difference between the nominal yield on 10-year US bonds and 10-year TIPS (treasury inflation-protected securities) fell below 2.0%. No more reflation? Likewise, the US dollar index ...

FIIG expands fixed income research team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... in 2007 after three years as a research associate at Citigroup. FIIG opens 2017 with more than $11 billion in corporate bonds and term deposits under advice in its short-term money market, bonds and custody business.

QIC calls out unnecessary risk fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... are missing out on returns thanks to an unnecessary fear of risk, according to new research from investment manager QIC. "Bonds are often considered the quiet achiever in investment portfolios," QIC director research and strategy Katrina King said. "But ...

Legg Mason bond funds receive Zenith tick

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... "There is a growing awareness among retail investors, especially in a low interest rate environment, about the capacity for bonds to generate income and capture capital appreciation, and the active management underpinning all three funds aims to achieve ...