FIXED INTEREST

Funds management

Investors can access a “fully diversified” suite of ETFs for as little as 20 basis points, according to IShares. ...

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Funds management

Through stormy market conditions Australia’s ETF market is continuing to see strong inflows, with Vanguard attracting 77 per cent of new money invested in the sector so f...

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Tools & guides

An increasingly wealthy Asia will be looking for investment opportunities in Australia and fund managers need to do more to have their investment products accepted in oth...

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Tools & guides

The risk of including fixed interest in portfolios when interest rates are set to rise can be managed and even present an opportunity for advisers, Bill Bovingdon writes....

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Funds management

The use of managed futures as an alternative asset investment should be approached with caution due to their recent volatility and the likelihood they may be exposed to p...

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Financial planning

van Eyk Research points to a diversified approach for retirees as interest rates remain on hold....

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Financial planning

High net worth investor numbers invest a third of collective assets via self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF)....

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Funds management

Ratings house Zenith has created a new “unconstrained” fixed interest sub-category in its 2014 Global Fixed Interest Sector Report....

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Funds management

Index funds benefit as investors look overseas amid concerns over bond fund returns....

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Funds management

Uncertainty around fixed interest assets and interest rates has kept planners from moving back into the asset class. ...

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Funds management

Global manager re-enters market with new funds line-up...

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Funds management

Conventional investment choices and the failure to distinguish between bonds could be costing investors significant returns, a boutique fixed interest asset manager says....

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Superannuation

Expert panel advocates finding a concessional caps’ sweet spot and limiting lump sums....

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Financial planning

Mortgage Choice spokesperson Belinda Williamson has suggested small pockets of declining interest in fixed rates may be a sign of increasing consumer confidence. ...

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Financial planning

Growth assets continued their decline in the third quarter, with three out of five large cap managers underperforming the already dismal returns of the index, according t...

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