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Vanguard lowers management fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... "Following the Reserve Bank of Australia keeping rates on hold last week and removing their tightening bias, our outlook for bonds remains positive and we expect interest rates to ultimately settle at levels above those in recent memory."

T. Rowe Price launches bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
T. Rowe Price has launched a new strategy that invests in government bonds targeting wholesale and institutional investors. The Global Government Bond High Quality Fund aims to achieve risk-adjusted returns across global bond markets issued by governments ...

Why BlackRock is taking a risk-on view

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... We think the BOJ will act cautiously and not sabotage the return of mild inflation. We also up Euro area inflation-linked bonds to neutral as market expectations for persistent inflation have eased," it said. "Bottom line: We see a supportive risk-taking ...

Investors being influenced by the 'Powell pivot'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
The Investment Grade Corporate Bonds: Understanding Manager Performance report said the 'Powell pivot' at the end of 2023 made the strategic shift a more attractive option for investors looking to capitalise on higher yields while reducing credit risk. ...

Australian Retirement Trust announces new investment strategy and options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... options that will close are the Super Savings Shares, Australian Shares, Emerging Markets Shares, Property and Diversified Bonds options. "For members invested in these options (and members who have selected these options for new money coming into their ...

Fidelity launches global bond fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... diversified exposure to global bond markets. The fund invests mainly in investment-grade global sovereign and corporate bonds but also provides exposure to global high-yield bonds and emerging market bonds. It tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... 46% invested in equities, while Canada and Switzerland have 31% and 30% respectively. Australia has only 14% allocated to bonds - the lowest among the top seven countries. The UK and Japan show a big appetite for bonds, allocating 58% and 56% respectively. ...

Cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... the long-term - are now back at a level last seen before the GFC in 2008. This has raised our expected returns for global bonds to 4.5% to 5.5% annualised over the next decade, almost 3% higher than before the rate hiking cycle began," Wang said. Wang ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... traditional metrics are quite high. And the alternative with sitting in the sidelines on defensive assets with things like bonds is quite attractive," he said in a market outlook. Like many advisers, Buters tweaks client portfolios as dictated by their ...

Insignia Financial touts strong start to FY24, simplification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... due to a combination of $1.7 billion in net outflows and a $1 billion decrease related to the divestment of its investment bonds unit, offset by market performance. The outflows were from existing institutional clients, with $1.2 billion taken from Antares ...
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