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No such thing as a free lunch: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... consideration in Australia, nor does it need to be," Lowe said. "The Australian government is able to finance itself in the bond market, and it can do so on very favourable terms. There is strong demand for government debt and the Australian government ...

Opportunities in EM debt rebound: Eaton Vance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... world's major central banks will likely provide support for the asset class, as will the low yields available in core sovereign bond markets (USTs, bunds, etc.)," the investment manager said. Focus has now turned to individual country fundamentals ...

NAB Private Wealth bolsters executive team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... executive of private north, while the executive of self-directed wealth Adrian Hanley will also now report to Greiner. Megan Bond has been appointed as chief operating officer of private wealth. She will transition from her role as executive manager ...

Industry fund lowers fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... stronger retirement outcomes," Mine Super chief investment Seamus Collins said. Account-based pension investment fee for bond options increased from 0.18% to 0.19% while term deposits and property option fees were held steady at 0% and 0.08% respectively. ...

Legg Mason subsidiary cuts performance fees

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
A subsidiary of Legg Mason has cut performance fees for two of its value funds, after recording negative returns during the COVID-19 crisis. RARE Infrastructure, a listed infrastructure manager, removed performance fees on its value funds, both hedged ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) took a breather in July, keeping its monetary policy settings and asset purchases unchanged, promising that: "For the time being, the Bank will closely monitor the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and will not hesitate ...

US investment firm launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
New York based ARP Investments has entered the Australian market through a partnership with Axius Partners. ARP currently manages US$2 billion in assets and describes itself as a boutique technology and innovation driven alternative systematic investment ...

Macquarie tops mandate league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... Wellington. By asset classes, alternatives took a 51% slice of all mandates appointed in the period, followed by equities (28%). Bond and cash mandates were 12% of the total (down from 13% at December end) and property at 8%. In alternatives HP Morrison ...

Australians without advice struggle in pandemic: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... that the current low-interest rate world will have on the future prospects for their portfolios," he said. "Cash, government bond and high-quality investment grade corporate bond returns are unlikely to compensate long-term investors for the rising costs ...

Cbus, Media Super start due diligence

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... said Cbus understood the importance of maintaining a strong connection with members. "For 35 years our fund has had a strong bond with our members," Bracks said. "This affinity with our members has built a strong level of trust in the fund. Media Super ...