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UniSuper backs tech despite AI caution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... International Shares option was the strongest performer, returning 17.9%, while Australian Shares delivered 4.7% and Australian Bonds returned 1.2%. UniSuper chief investment officer John Peace said the global technology boom continued to underpin investment ...

Private debt leads fixed income returns: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... pressures," Morningstar found. Th increase in yields dragged on US-fixed income performance and was a driver behind Australian bonds outperforming their global counterparts. In terms of ratings, Morningstar upgraded the Pendal Sustainable Australian ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... and to some extent this continued amid stabilising interest rates and an easing of monetary policies, he said. Australian bonds benefited from this trend, recording a 3% return for the year, outperforming global bonds. With the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Sliver of Aussie global equity managers beat index: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... p.a. "However, more years of strong performance will be needed to change the longer-term statistics, as 82% of [Australian bonds funds] lagged over the 15-year period," the Scorecard read. Australian equity A-REIT funds recorded the highest underperformance ...

BlackRock rebalance sparks record-high ETF trades on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... between 4.5% and 5%, and upped allocations to European, Japanese, and Chinese equities between 1% and 3%. While Australian bonds lost out with close to a 5% lower allocation, BlackRock leaned favourably towards global bonds which gained 5% within its ...

RBA delivers 'cautious' cut, road ahead unclear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... income Kellie Wood is expecting two further cuts from the RBA this year, and with that a positive performance for Australian bonds. "2025 is the year Australian bonds outperform global bonds - the RBA is embarking on an easing path and valuations are ...

Active managers outperform in limited asset classes, fall short in survivorship

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... changing macroeconomic factors and volatile market conditions went in favour of active management when it comes to Australian bonds. Active managers performed best over 10 years at 2% versus 1.9% as at the end of June 2024. "Active funds in the fixed-income ...

Betashares launches ethical fixed income ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
Betashares launched its first-ever ethical fixed income ETF, claiming the strategy will only invest in Australian bonds that are ethically screened. The Betashares Ethical Australian Composite Bond ETF (ASX: AEBD) offers investors exposure to a range ...

Global equity, AREIT managers biggest underperformers: S&P Dow Jones

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... a 15-year period. In the short term, only 25% and 54% underperformed over one and three years. Pleasingly for Australian bonds, only 25% of fund managers underperformed the S&P/ASX Australian Fixed interest 0+ Index, and half lagged over a three-year ...

Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... we see opportunities to keep money at work." The research house said the higher interest-rate sensitivity in Australian bonds compared with cash implied that bonds will likely deliver higher returns that cash in case yields fall and cushion any equity ...
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