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CBA and Queensland Treasury build blockchain bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... the first of its kind both in Australia and globally. QTC successfully trialled the end-to-end process for issuance of the bonds, using the blockchain to generate a bond tender, view investor bids in real time, finalise investment allocation and settle ...

Bond funds complete circle for Legg Mason

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... in Australia Legg Mason was the only manager "Highly Recommended" by both Lonsec and Zenith for both domestic and global bonds. Additionally the managing director said Legg Mason was continually assessing and thinking about entering exchange-traded managed ...

Alpha generation to trump in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... where fundamentals are driving security prices, as evidenced by higher dispersion "and lower correlations across stocks and bonds." "This is critical for fundamentally-based managers, like stock pickers, that can demonstrate alpha generation on both ...

Saxo revamps margin trading facility

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... listed assets as collateral for margin trades. Under the new arrangement, clients can now use existing physical stocks, bonds and ETFs for trades including contracts for difference, foreign exchange, futures and options, rather adding extra cash for ...

Insurance bonds meeting retirement income demand

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
Insurance bonds are rising in prominence as a way of addressing retirement income shortfalls, according to Austock Life. The bond issuer's research found retirees are increasingly looking for savings and investment vehicles outside superannuation to ...

Legg Mason launches new bond fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... Barclays Global Aggregate Index. Head of investments at Western Asset Australia, Anthony Kirkham, said the firm believes global bonds offer a compelling investment opportunity. "Global fixed income is the largest and most diverse asset class. It provides ...

Will 2017 be a mirror image of 2016?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/02/11/rbs-cries-sell-everything-as-deflationary-crisis-nears/) - referring to a client note produced by RBS on the 8th of January. "Sell everything except high quality bonds. This is about return of capital ...

Wholesale funds see strong inflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... income and unit trusts and investment funds sub-markets were both lower by 7.7% and 4.7%. The cash trusts and investment bonds markets were down 20.2% and up 15.8% respectively.

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... invests in a broader range of securities and strategies across Australian and international securities and includes government bonds, non-government bonds and high-yield loans - it is mostly hedged in to Australian dollars to reduce the impact of currency ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... will increase at an annual paces of about JPY 6.0 trillion and about JPY 90 billion, respectively. As for CP and corporate bonds, the Bank will maintain their amounts outstanding at about 2.2 trillion yen and about 3.2 trillion yen respectively."