bonds

Funds management

Issues such as narrow sector issuance, currency issues and credit quality are starting to be addressed to allow the asset class to play a good role in portfolios, accordi...

Funds management

Traditional allocations at risk in the current environment

The typical 60/40 split for equities and bonds is at risk in the current environment and financial advisers are putting clients at risk by sticking with them, according t...

Funds management

Fund conversions see green bond assets pass $22b

Global assets in green bonds reached €13.8 billion at the end of the first half of 2020 after seeing 30% growth, according to Fitch Ratings....

Funds management

China's bond market could appeal in low-yield world

China might be the best option for fixed income investors in a low-yielding world globally, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management....

Funds management

Marking five years of UN SDGs

As this week marks five years since the launch of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, how have Australian sustainability funds performed over that period?...

Funds management

Should investors have picked Aussie or global bonds?

The average performance of Australian and international bonds has been in line with each other, but international bonds have reported more negatively-performing funds ove...

Funds management

Australian ETF industry reaches $67.2b in July

The Australian exchange traded funds industry closed July at $67.2 billion, an all-time end of month high, according to BetaShares....

Funds management

Rush to gold but not all asset managers convinced

Investors are still piling into gold as market volatility continues due to the COVID-19 pandemic but one asset manager says it is the riskiest asset class over the long-t...

Funds management

Appeal for fixed income ETPs declines

As the market share of fixed income exchange traded products declines, how have the funds themselves performed over the turbulent first half of 2020?...

Funds management

Lack of liquidity hit FI investors in March quarter

The lack of liquidity in both domestic and fixed income markets through the COVID-19 crisis was the biggest challenge for fund managers, according to Zenith. ...

Expert Analysis

Five steps to getting your equity income strategy back on track

As companies move to slash or cancel dividends, writes Rudi Minbatiwala, investors who rely on income are having to find alternative sources to generate income for their ...

Expert Analysis

Finding income in a QE world

With unprecedented quantitative easing policies being implemented by central banks across the world, Justin Tyler looks at the implications this will have for bond invest...

Funds management

Strong growth for ETFs as stockmarkets recover

Investors poured more than $1 billion into exchange traded funds in April as the stockmarket rebounded after March’s crash with the sector seeing the second-largest month...

Expert Analysis

The perils of (over) stretching for yield

Central banks are using unprecedented levels of stimulus to support the economy, writes Kerry Craig, leaving investors with expensive bond prices and record low interest ...