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Vision Super to close Diversified Bonds option

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026

... Diversified Bonds' assets. Half of the Diversified Bonds option tracks the Bloomberg Ausbond Composite All Maturities Bond Index, while the other half tracks the 50% Bloomberg Global Treasury Index (hedged in AUD). The Diversified Bonds option aimed ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026

US President Donald Trump's 'Operation Epic Fury' in the last days of February brought fixed income back into the spotlight almost overnight. As investors flew out of equities into March, fixed income was one of the chief beneficiaries of ...

VanEck unveils new range of active ETFs

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026

... floating and government in individual weights determined by our SAA and do not just use a single sleeve like the composite bond index," VanEck said. "Each of the three Core+ funds has been calibrated to meet a different risk-return objective and aims ...

ASX partners with Bloomberg on credit futures product

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026

... investors to manage interest rate and credit risk while replicating the performance of the Bloomberg AusBond Composite Bond Index (BACM0) and Bloomberg AusBond Credit Index (BACR0), which serve as traditional benchmarks for Australia's fixed income markets. ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS | TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025

... year, LaRusse offered an optimistic outlook for investors. Yields are back, according to the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index. After sinking as low as 1-2% between 2016 and 2021, on average yields have normalised to a pre-financial crisis range ...

Prime Super fined over tobacco exclusion claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025

... its international fixed income portfolios, being 0.2% of the fund's investment in the BlackRock iShares Global Bond Index Fund. As at May 2025, the holdings were valued at about $570,000. Prime Super self-reported the misleading statements and has ...

BlackRock expands fixed income ETF lineup

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025

... and is expected to list on the ASX in early November. The ETF will be benchmarked to the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index, and investors can access 19,000 securities including government, securitised and investment grade corporate bonds across multiple ...

US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025

... public markets the hardest, however, losses have occurred in all asset classes. Notably, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, a common benchmark for fixed income investments, has fallen 1.3% since the changes to US tax and trade policies. Since then ...

Vanguard rejigs Ethically Conscious options

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025

... Exclusion Float Adjusted Index methodology will lead to changes in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF. From April 1, one of the changes in the index will see the "fossil fuel - any tie" screen removed. The revenue ...

Australian ETFs reach $233bn in FUM

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024

... for the month of October were: Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) - $371 million Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF (VBND) - $221.48 million Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS) - $175.9 million VanEck MSCI International ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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