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Legg Mason bond trust upgraded

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... Management, a fixed income specialist with $US436 billion under management. The strategy invests principally in government bonds, corporate bonds and other fixed interest securities. In its fund review, Zenith noted that the trust is "one of the strongest ...

Funeral bonds on the minds of advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... end of the financial year as there can be significant financial planning advantages associated with investing in funeral bonds," Cooper said. "Investments of up to $12,250 are currently exempt from Centrelink and the Department of Veterans' Affairs income ...

Britons vote 'Adieu EU'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... Multi-strategy Target Return Fund BlackRock iShares - Building Better Income Portfolios IOOF - WealthBuilder Investment Bonds UBS Investment Bank - UBS Investment Builders Integrated Campaign of the Year netwealth - Let's talk about managed accounts ...

TCorp creates bespoke fund for NSW govt

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... level of cash management profile," Deverall said. Deverall also shed light on TCorp's borrowing program, or who buys TCorp's bonds and is funding the NSW government from that perspective. He said about 60% of funding comes from banks because "they're ...

XTBs and SMAs a good match

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... construct a truly diversified portfolio in a "bottom up" way, from individual and ASX-listed securities," Murphy said. "Direct bonds in the over-the-counter market are notoriously difficult to access and can't be held on wrap platforms. This is because ...

PROFILE: Vanguard Australia managing director Colin Kelton

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... on his death. "My advice to the trustee couldn't be more simple," he wrote. "Put 10% of the cash in short-term government bonds and 90% in a very low-cost S&P 500 index fund (I suggest Vanguard's)." This endorsement prompted Bogle to declare the Berkshire ...

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... who said emerging market debt has higher premiums and better fundamentals than developed market sovereign and corporate bonds and should be considered as a standalone asset class using an unconstrained approach. "Based on fundamentals, emerging market ...

Bentham hires portfolio manager from Credit Suisse

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... institutional quality asset classes, including senior secured loans, asset backed securities, capital securities, convertible bonds and high yield bonds. Conti's appointment follows a period of solid performance for the firm against a backdrop of challenging ...

US mulls borrowing limit on leveraged ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... treated those assets like borrowing because they require only a small down payment to increase a fund's exposure to stocks, bonds or commodities. The SEC's proposed rule suggests ETFs with more than three times market exposure may be "unduly speculative" ...