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Aussies want to invest super in property: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
Around half of Australians think property is the most secure and profitable long-term investment, compared with shares, gold, cash and fixed interest, according to new research. The survey found that 41% of Australians would invest their superannuation ...

Lazard launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
Lazard Asset Management has launched a new registered managed investment scheme, offering Australian investors access to a US$500 billion asset class. The Lazard Global Convertibles Fund offers exposure to a global portfolio of convertible bonds, with ...

Morningstar upgrades four, downgrades 10

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... Diversified Fixed Income Fund. Meantime, Dimensional's Five Year Diversified Fixed Interest fund, iShares Core Global Corporate Bond ETF, Payden Global Income Opportunities, and Vanguard International Credit Securities Index Fund and ETF, were all ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... far in the crisis have caused mispricing, Kaufman said, creating alpha opportunities for global investors. "Real corporate bond rates have made a remarkable recovery and are now below pre COVID levels but real estate is being held back by the fact the ...

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 ...

Australians without advice struggle in pandemic: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... 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 of inflation. Unfortunately, we now face an environment ...

Balanced options in the red, but only just

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
The balanced options of the majority of the country's super funds are only just in the red after suffering through an unprecedented period of market volatility. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin argues they have made ...

FIIG calls for taxation, regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... now and then and when it does, everyone agrees that Australia would be far better off with a properly functioning corporate bond market, however the only change to date has been immaterial and a tinkering at the edges with no progress made." FIIG said ...

S&P warns of record fallen angels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... investment-grade rung. The ratings agency said moves by the US central bank to pump liquidity into the market through corporate bond purchases may help buffer the market. "The Federal Reserve's April 9 announcement that it would be including COVID-19-era ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... early March and by another 40 basis points to 0.1% later that month - as well as increasing its government and corporate bond purchases by £200 billion to £645 billion. Similarly, the Johnson government worked from home - implementing support measures ...