bonds

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 ...

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...