fixed income

Funds management

Will further lowering of interest rates be beneficial?

It’s very unlikely for cash rates to go much lower as interest rates are at a quarter of a per cent so investors need to re-think their strategy, according to Wealth With...

Funds management

China's bond market could appeal in low-yield world

China might be the best option for fixed income investors in a low-yielding world globally, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management....

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

Time in market more beneficial than market timing

Some $10,000 invested in Australian shares 30 years ago would have grown to more than $130,000 this year, second only to US shares, according to Vanguard. ...

Funds management

Aussie fixed income outshines Aussie equities

Only six Australian fixed interest funds reported losses since the start of the year compared to its Australian equity counterpart that has had over 100 funds see double-...

Tools & guides

Alternatives for income

With many fixed income options yielding less than 0%, core alternatives can provide stable income with a low correlation to equities, writes Pulkit Sharma and Jason DeSen...

Funds management

Muted recovery expected for global markets: Natixis IM

“Less bad is probably just good enough” as a growth trend is not expected for another year or two, according to Natixis Investment Managers....

Awards

Active management crucial for uncertain times in FI

Active management helped guide the Legg Mason Western Asset Australian Bond A fund during challenging market conditions, which has won the Money Management Fund Manager o...

Awards

Diversifying active risk

Seeking attractive opportunities while minimising risk is the appeal for investors in the PIMCO Global Bond fund, this year’s Global Fixed Income fund winner at Money Man...

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

Fixed income ETP’s appeal declines

The market share of fixed income exchange traded products declined from 30% in 2019 to just 3% in the first half of 2020 as investors favoured equities instead during a v...

Funds management

Expect bumpy path to economic recovery: Aviva Investors

Pre COVID-19 levels of economic activity are unlikely to be reached until mid-2021 and the path to recovery will not be smooth sailing, according to Aviva Investors. ...

Features

A different ball game

Fixed income is known for its reliable defensive characters, Chris Dastoor writes, but is it still the best option during the COVID-19 economic recovery as equities rebou...

Funds management

Pure relative value tops inflation linked bonds

Pure relative value investing wins out in the inflation linked bonds sector as strategies that avoid macro-economic effects offer better defensive protection during the C...