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New income fund launches

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... income sources including dividends on equities and real-estate investment trusts, coupons on both government and corporate bonds and option premia.

Property and infrastructure steer REST into positive territory

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... infrastructure investments underpinned REST's Core Strategy performance over the past twelve months. Australian shares and bonds contributed modest returns, but overseas shares - the largest asset class exposure for Core Strategy - moderated short term ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... the issuing of more debt, reported the Japan Times. "I want to make it clear that we are not planning to issue [deficit bonds]", said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said in an interview Saturday in Tokyo. Pressure for a stimulus package has stepped ...

Adviser demand drives XTB offering

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... traded bond units (XTB) model portfolios to give financial advisers a simpler way to gain exposure to individual corporate bonds. Available only through advisers, the XTB only portfolios aim to create a cost-effective method for advisers to manage the ...

So what if Australia loses its 'AAA'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... in a balanced position by the early 2020s." Got that! The now good - it was bad back pre-GFC when it gave AAA-ratings to bonds backed by sub-prime mortgages - and "credible" credit ratings agency has given Australia a two-year stay of execution. Phew! ...

Lifeplan increases investment bond options

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... support from both sides of politics to constrain tax benefits of super, so attractive viable alternatives such as investment bonds will continue to see growing interest," Walsh said.

Stockspot cuts robo-advice fees

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... them to grow their wealth steadily over time with access to a globally diversified portfolio of thousands of shares and bonds. We believe everyone should be able to receive professional and unbiased financial advice and invest without unfair ongoing ...

Malaysia drives growth in Shariah funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... among investors and distributors have also hindered growth in the broader Shariah product space. With global sukuk (Islamic bonds) largely dominated by a few countries, there is also limited geographical diversification for global fixed-income strate ...

Investment bonds back in favour: IOOF

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... again when it comes to tax effective investing, according to IOOF investment specialist Sue Herrald who claims investment bonds are back in favour as pending legislation and tax rates play on investors' minds. While the uncertainty around changes to ...

PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... post-GFC, and especially among the current monetary policy settings. This has driven up the prices of assets like equities and bonds and "relatively made things like investments in unlisted assets - infrastructure and property - more risky." "So clearly ...