bonds

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 ...

Funds management

Global gov bond ETF launched by BetaShares

BetaShares has launched its latest fixed income ETF focusing on global government bonds. ...

Funds management

RBA buys $50b in government bonds

The Reserve Bank of Australia has said its bond purchasing program has so far totalled around $50 billion. ...

Funds management

Bonds income strategies harder to justify

Typical income strategies based on bonds became harder to justify as interest rates ground lower and investors were forced up the risk curve, toward corporate bonds, high...

Funds management

Market liquidity remains key

Liquidity in the Australian bond market has been extremely poor but there are some pockets of opportunity opening up, according to Janus Henderson....

Funds management

Chinese equities and EM bonds look attractive

Aberdeen Standard Investments has expected structural growth in Chinese equities and emerging market bonds in 2020, as these assets offer diversification and attractive p...

Funds management

Bushfires to ‘drag’ Aussie economy

Australian shares are likely to return 9% in 2020 but the catastrophic bushfire season could lead to a noticeable negative disruption in economic activity, according to A...

Funds management

BetaShares launches new diversified bond ETF

BetaShares has announced it has added to its ethical range with new diversified bond exchange traded fund....

Funds management

ETFs favoured despite falling markets

The Australian exchange traded fund industry exceeded $55 billion in September with investors allocating more widely to fixed income than they have in the past....

Funds management

Zenith adds Legg Mason’s fund to its portfolio

Zenith Investment Partners has added Legg Mason Western Asset Australian Bond Fund to its Elite Blends portfolios....

Funds management

Are bonds in a bubble?

The rise of negative bonds yields starts with how central banks set interest rates, according to Quay Global Investors....

Features

The best of both worlds

Laura Dew writes that the mixed asset sectors offer investors ‘the best of both worlds’ by allowing them to hold a varied range of assets in one fund which can be rebalan...