BetaShares Australian Composite Bond ETF (ASX: OZBD) has launched on the ASX and is designed to be a core portfolio allocation for fixed income.
BetaShares OZBD aims to track the Bloomberg Australian Enhanced Yield Composite Bond Index, before fees and expenses. This index takes an intelligent investment approach by weighting...
QIC has added an Australian multi-sector private debt fund offering to its suite, which also includes global infrastructure debt.
The move follows the launch of its Private Debt capability in 2021. The new QIC debt fund offering will provide a combination of broad and deep origination networks, institutional-grade investment governance,...
The Australian ETF industry grew rapidly in 2021 aided by record inflows and strong market conditions according to BetaShares.
Funds under management for ETFs trading on the ASX and Chi-X had a market cap of $136.9 billion as at end of 2021 up from $95 billion for the prior year.
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A study by consultancy bfinance has found that insurers have been adjusting their investment portfolios in response to the pandemic’s economic impact in a bid to improve returns according to InsuranceNews.com.au
The study examines data from 86 insurers in Australia and 19 other economies with combined assets under management in...
Frank Uhlenbruch, Investment Strategist in the Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest team, provides his Australian economic analysis and market outlook: February 2022.
Market review
A hawkish pivot by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) in the face of persistent inflation drove yields higher. In turn, higher US yields spurred risk-off sentiment in...
With supply chain issues, higher housing costs, higher commodity prices and producer price inflation remaining square in the sights for 2022, higher inflation is a risk for global markets, according to ClearBridge Investments.
ClearBridge Investments is part of the Franklin Templeton Group and provides a range of investment management services...
By Pengana Capital Group
Anecdotal reports from the companies Pengana Capital follows indicate differing impacts from rising prices—and offer a few clues to where inflation is headed.
The pandemic sowed the seeds of today’s inflation. That much is clear. Last year, fear and government-mandated lockdowns sparked a global recession. Businesses rushed...
Specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton, Martin Currie, has provided their 2022 outlook for Emerging Markets and key trends this year across those markets.
The firm said that in 2021 markets had to contend with the ongoing healthcare impacts of Covid-19 as well as its disruptive economic impact, yet despite...
Universities in the United States are tapping into the investment market for funds from investors keen to signal their own interest in supporting environmental causes.
Last year, schools issued almost four times as much debt branded with green, sustainability or social labels as the year before. The schools are embarking...
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has risen on the back of larger than expected increases in construction and fuel prices.
Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today showed the CPI rose 1.3 per cent in the December 2021 quarter and 3.5 per cent annually.
Head of Prices Statistics at the ABS,...
