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US shares dominating other asset classes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
US shares have delivered a 9.4% return per annum over the last 30 years, well ahead of other asset classes, according to Vanguard's 2017 Index Chart. Putting this in perspective, Vanguard said that an initial US shares investment of $10,000 made in ...

First XTB 'Floater' model portfolio launched

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
The first model portfolio of exchange-traded bond units linked to floating rate notes is now available to Australian and Asian retail investors. Quantifeed and XTB have partnered to deliver the XTB Active Cash Australia model portfolio, meeting growing ...

Property overpowers asset class returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
Residential property outperformed other asset classes, generating 8.1% and 10.3% per annum returns over a 10 and 20-year period respectively, new research on long-term investing shows. Australian listed property however, is the worst-performing asset ...

The problem with currency extrapolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... depreciation (9.5%) from this year's high of US$0.7733 recorded in late March. The rationales were rational enough: Australian bond's shrinking yield premium over US Treasuries - from a peak of 42 basis points to a low of 16bps in late May; commodity ...

PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... hold," he said. "We are tactically a bit underweight duration in Australia. We also think that, by and large, the Australian bond market will do a bit better than other bond markets in the developed world."

Mystery buyer for $800m Aussie bond record

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... 2.27% and are scheduled to mature on 21 April 2029. Elsewhere in fixed interest, the Legg Mason Western Asset Australian Bond Trust recently received the highest rating from Zenith Investment Partners - 'highly recommended'. Head of Western Asset Australia ...

Western Asset hires investment specialist from UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... strategies to Australian investors, including the Legg Mason Western Asset Cash Fund, the Legg Mason Western Asset Australian Bond Fund, the Legg Mason Western Asset Global Bond Fund and the Legg Mason Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund.

Active returns at their worst since 2009

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... Active Funds (SPIVA) Australia Scorecard found that less than 25% of Australian equity funds and less than 40% of Australian bond funds outperformed their relevant indices. For Australian equity large cap funds, 76.38% underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 ...

Bond investors urged to play tactics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
Tactical trading strategies, particularly in direct securities, will offer the greatest opportunities for Australian bond investors over the next few months, says BondAdviser. In its 2017 outlook, the fixed income research platform found the possibility ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... unitholder approval, PIMCO will then be the RE for the funds available to Australian investors, including the Australian Bond Fund, Australian Focus Fund, Capital Securities Fund, Diversified Fixed Interest Fund, Emerging Markets Bond Fund and Global ...