Chris Rands

Funds management

Test ahead for RBA to maintain policy plans

Central banks love the “talk the talk but then walk away” when it comes to stimulus, according to Nikko Asset Management’s head of Australian fixed income, Darren Langer....

Funds management

RBA’s action should help stabilise the bond market

A relatively strong response from the Reserve Bank of Australia and implementation of the quantitative easing should help stabilise the bond market, according to Nikko AM...

Features

Term deposits vs fixed rate bonds: you can’t argue with the numbers

Nikko AM portfolio manager Chris Rands looks at how historic bond performance can help us in the debate between term deposits and fixed rate bonds. ...

Financial planning

Unknown consequences for quantitative tightening: Nikko

The unwinding of quantitative easing is likely to have unknown consequences, according to Nikko AM. ...

Features

A new dawn for financial markets

As the new financial year is upon us, Laura Dew examines what we can expect from markets in the year ahead as interest rates fall to historic lows and the world watches t...