BONDS

Funds management

Few investors are excited about bonds at the moment, but there is reason to expect decent long-term returns from the asset class....

Financial planning

Investment bonds are overlooked as an investment tool even though they offer a number of advantages that advisers should consider, according to Foresters Financial....

Funds management

While returns for bonds are still low, current rates are the best they have been for two years, according to Zenith....

Funds management

The US equity, bond and money market funds saw one of the highest inflows during the first week of the year....

Knowledge Centre

As Sydney and Melbourne comes out of lockdown, here are some reopening trades in the Australian credit market which investors should consider as part of their fixed incom...

Funds management

As central banks make moves to change their monetary policies, which Australian bond funds have performed best over the past year?...

Funds management

Although returns have been strong across asset classes, the question remains whether market strength has been “built on a foundation of sand”, according to Maple-Brown Ab...

Funds management

A significant correction in bond and equity markets is likely if the Federal Reserve jams on the monetary brakes, potentially challenging how multi-asset investors react ...

Funds management

Investors are asking fund managers ‘more pointedly’ for sustainable income and less volatility in their fixed income allocations....

Funds management

Federated Hermes has launched a climate change strategy for Australian investors in the fixed income space, offering the opportunity for investors to have a real-world im...

People & Products

The Finisterre Emerging Market Debt Total Return fund was managed by emerging market specialist Finisterre Capital and seeded by Vision Super....

Funds management

There is the possibility of the US 10-year bond yields hitting 1% within the next few weeks as the economy worries about the COVID-19 Delta variant spreading globally des...

Funds management

The Global Core Impact Bond strategy will offer an actively managed, multi-currency global bond portfolio that invests across global fixed income markets....

Financial planning

As the Reserve Bank of Australia vows to hold off extending bond yields beyond 0.10% after April 2024, First Sentier believes an earlier move cannot be ruled out....

Funds management

Investors should focus on guarding for inflation, searching for income, seeking quality companies as well as looking beyond stocks and bonds for the remainder of 2021, ac...

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