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Aussie equities withstand test of time: Report

CHLOE WALKER | MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023

... bonds and equities to be negatively impacted in periods of high inflation. "After a sharp adjustment, the Australian bond market has entered 2023 with a more attractive yield and higher likelihood of diversification benefits for our clients," Marr said. ...

RBA outlines next phase of bond purchase program

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022

... program came down to three criteria. Most central banks had already concluded pandemic purchase programs, the Australian bond market had budding pressure points and the RBA had made significant inroads to its goals. By the time of the February meeting ...

Chief economist update: Getting better, but not better enough

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021

"Betterer and betterer!" Like Alice who "quite forgot how to speak good English", there appears to be universal optimism over the economic outlook as central banks watch "through the looking glass". This sentiment is echoed by the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Opportunities in fixed interest during crisis

ALLY SELBY | TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020

... significant volatility and one of the biggest challenges has been liquidity," he said. "The liquidity in the Australian bond market has been extremely poor to the extent that along with other fund managers, we have collectively voiced our concerns about ...

New Bond ETF for BetaShares

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019

... exposure to government bonds, a category that enjoys the highest level of investor security within the Australian bond market." He explained that because Australian government bonds are considered an extremely secure asset, AGVT could be considered an ...

PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017

... 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."

Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016

... global pension funds and central banks attending its events and seeking expertise to better understand the Australian bond market. Addressing the bank's ninth Annual Global Markets Conference in Sydney, CBA head of fixed income research Adam Donaldson ...

Bond investors must relax benchmark constraints

KERRIE SYDEE | MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016

... performance gauge, even for globally diversified portfolios. There are a few reasons for this - firstly, the Australian bond market offers a positive yield. Secondly, clients want positive returns and so a positive benchmark is the logical performance ...

FIIG to arrange record bond issue

STAFF WRITER | MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015

... positive development because it recognises that private companies such as SCT Logistics can access the Australian bond market, reinforcing the maturity of the market and servicing the diversification needs of both investors and issuers." The SCT Logistics ...

Budget for uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015

... RBA's afterthought of putting back its forward guidance to "adjust policy as needed". It couldn't be the Australian bond market - 10-year yields hardly budged up a mere 0.01% to 2.85% on the day but down from its most recent high of 2.99% (7 May). In ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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