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Betashares has expanded its fixed income solutions with the launch of a new ETF offering exposure to subordinated bonds issued by the big four Australian banks....

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Cash weightings drop to 3-year low as allocators switch to bonds

The latest monthly Bank of America global fund manager survey has found investors are starting to shift cash into bonds as cash allocations reach a three-year low. ...

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Demand climbs for Aussie dollar fixed income ETFs

AUSIEX analysis has discovered the net traded value of Australian dollar fixed income ETFs more than doubled from January to April, reflecting growing investor demand....

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Bond funds demonstrating consistent top-quartile performance

Some 44 per cent of top quartile bond funds in 2021 remained in the top quartile two years later, according to S&P Dow Jones research, far higher than their equity counte...

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Best opportunity in a decade for municipal bonds

Asset manager Nuveen is seeing opportunity in municipal bonds which are at their highest yields in over a decade....

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Aviva Investors reduces allocation to comms high yield

Aviva Investors is maintaining an underweight stance on the communications sector within its high yield allocation as it believes it faces a higher default rate....

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Global fixed income fund added to major platforms

Global fixed income fund Bentham Global Opportunities has been added to several major platforms, enabling it to be accessed more easily by financial advisers. ...

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‘Not like Wall Street’: Younger managers navigate first hiking cycle

After years of low rates, three younger fixed income specialists have shared how they navigated “one of the toughest environments for investment decision-making” in the f...

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Bonds see largest allocation drop in 20 years

Global fund managers are shunning bonds, with the asset class seeing the largest drop in allocations in more than 20 years....

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Threat of US rate hike necessitates inflation-linked bond usage

There is a role for advisers using inflation-linked bonds in portfolios, according to AXA IM, as the possibility of higher inflation necessitating another US rate hike is...

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The areas of fixed income offering cheap valuations

Schroders’ fixed income managers Adam Kibble and Kellie Wood have shared their views on Australia’s monetary policy path and whether term deposits should play a role in c...

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Forget the RBA moves, Australia offering compelling bond yields

PIMCO believes the Australian bond market is offering compelling yields for advisers already regardless of the next action of the Reserve Bank of Australia....

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Franklin Templeton launches active bond ETF

The global investment firm has announced a new active bond fund, offering investors a diversified portfolio of Australian and global fixed income securities....

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Amundi outlines bond exposure amid BOJ rate hike

Amundi has detailed its current asset allocation in fixed income, including its weighting to Japan after the Bank of Japan made its first interest rate hike since 2016....

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Fixed income to drive ETF growth over next decade

While fixed income ETFs have lagged behind their equity counterparts, outgoing Vanguard chief executive Tim Buckley expects the asset class to underpin ETF growth in the ...