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BT Panorama lists sovereign bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... Colchester Global Investors head of distribution Angela MacPherson said investing in physical sovereign bonds ensures liquidity in all markets and a simplicity that clients can understand. According to the PDS, the fund is actively managed and aims to ...

Factor investing must be long-term: Vanguard

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... underperformance of a certain factor over short to medium timeframes. Across the factors of value, size (small cap), low liquidity, quality, momentum and volatility - all underperformed at some point between 2002 and 2015, Vanguard said. Its research ...

Japan to drive real assets globally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... institutional market as a result of challenges in accessing direct allocations, the size of the listed market and a desire for liquidity. Appetite for global listed real estate is also expected to grow, with AMP Capital anticipating much of this will ...

Coolabah Capital hires former Energy Super chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... active cash and credit spaces insofar as we don't try to produce returns by taking on duration risk, credit risk or liquidity risk." "We focus on generating pure alpha in safe and liquid asset-classes through capital gains deriving from mispriced bonds ...

IMF Bentham taps debt markets

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... capital markets John Ricciotti said IMF Bentham's strong balance sheet and commitment to maintaining high levels of liquidity provided a strong investment case for the notes. "The company has a strong track record of maintaining cash reserves to ensure ...

Gen Y prefers liquid investments: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... Gen Y professionals are using savings accounts as their primary investment tool. "This is driven by their desire for liquidity to support their lifestyle and the perceived complexity of the current range of investment products available to them," the ...

Westpac deputy chief executive retires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... the acquisitions of BT and St. George and dramatically strengthened the balance sheet in terms of capital, funding and liquidity. I am proud to have been part of that," Coffey added. He will leave Westpac Group on 31 May, but will continue in his role ...

Insto trading volumes surge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... principal was traded, driven by growing demand from buy-side traders for institutional-size block trades. Comparatively, liquidity between the ASX and Chi-X fell by 2.4%. "In 2016 we saw a number of market moving events which caused traders to adjust ...

RBC secures custody mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... managers for about 16 years and offers a full range of custodial and other services to safeguard clients' assets, maximise liquidity and manage risk.

Private equity sector resilient

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... elephant-sized meal. So while not quite the blowout of 2014 and 2015, last year still delivered an impressive showing overall for liquidity," Bain and Company management consultant James Viles said. With nearly all of the pre-crisis deals being exited ...