BONDS

Funds management

The bond strategy was previously only available to superannuation funds....

Funds management

It is “too premature” for the central bank to think about stopping its quantitative easing programme when it concludes in September. ...

Financial planning

Inflation is likely to be more volatile than in previous history, according to Antipodes, forcing investors to consider how much they pay for bond-like equities....

Funds management

Issuance of green bonds almost tripled to $111 billion in the first quarter, compared to the same period a year ago, as investors seek alignment with climate-risk and env...

Funds management

The high valuations of technology firms could be challenged if inflation is to rise quickly, according to fund managers....

Funds management

Inflation is likely to increase in the short-term but this will not be lasting given high unemployment and the ongoing slack in the economy on the services side....

Funds management

Reflation issues with bond markets and central banks will continue through 2021, according to First Sentier Investors....

Funds management

The announcement of an additional $100 billion bond buying programme was a ‘firecracker’ by the Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday, surprising economic commentators....

Funds management

As there is insufficient liquidity in markets to compensate for the volatility, investors should look to owning some longer dated government bonds and other high-yielding...

Funds management

In response to investor demand for alternative investments, the Switzer Higher Yield fund has launched on the Chi-X Australia stock exchange....

Financial planning

Seeking diverse sources of return, managing risk and developing a comparative advantage, will be the three major themes for investors in 2021, according to Willis Towers ...

Funds management

As we continue to see a shift in policy, it will be a case of “lower for even longer” for yields, according to Schroders....

Funds management

According to a survey, 80% of institutional investors believe the market has underestimated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and only one in five expect a full economi...

Funds management

There is “no place to hide” in fixed income in the event of a liquidity crisis, according to the US-based investment management firm....

Funds management

Assets in exchange-traded funds increased in October by four times as much as in September, taking one Australian equities ETF to more than $6 billion in assets....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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