Financial services company AMP Capital will sell its global equities and fixed income (GEFI) business to Macquarie Group's asset management arm in a deal worth up to $185 million. Macquarie Group (ASX: MQG; ADR: MQBKY) announced today it had entered into a binding agreement to acquire AMP's GEFI business, which...
There was plenty of excitement surrounding the RBA’s unusual scheduled press conference at 4pm on Tuesday. The Governor, Phillip Lowe, and the RBA Board were definitely signalling to the market that its support would continue and that even though the Australian economy has bounced back earlier and stronger than...
Frank Uhlenbruch, Investment Strategist in the Janus Henderson Australian Fixed Interest team, provides his Australian economic analysis and market outlook. Market review An earlier than expected pivot to a more hawkish stance by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and strong domestic economic data saw a bringing forward of tightening expectations lift...
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. a Chicago-based provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Chi-X Asia Pacific Holdings, Ltd. (Chi-X Asia Pacific), an alternative market operator and provider of innovative market solutions. Through ownership of Chi-X Asia Pacific, Cboe gains entrance into two of...
Qatar Petroleum has finalised the biggest emerging-market bond sale of the year after wrapping up a giant US$12.5 billion four-tranche deal. The state energy company of Qatar is one of the world's top liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers . The bonds' prospectus said Qater Petroleum will use the proceeds from...
Positioning for a New Economic Landscape – Mid Year Outlook T.Rowe Price recently released its mid year market outlook. In this article we republish parts we feel are relevant for fixed income investors. Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Mark Vaselkiv, based in London, provides the fixed income commentary. The pandemic recovery...
Corporate watchdog ASIC is alerting investors about a fake Telstra corporate bonds scam. A statement by ASIC said Australians have been directly offered Telstra corporate bonds associated with UBS and ING Bank, but these investment offers were fake. Scammers are pretending to represent well-known financial services firms including banks and are...
Alternative fixed income manager CIP Asset Management (CIPAM) has launched a new share class of its CIPAM Multi-Sector Private Lending Fund, providing the opportunity for wholesale or sophisticated individual investors to access the offering. CIPAM manages more than $16bn in fixed income and has a 15-year-long track record managing money...
New fintech platform Blossom is bringing bond investments to a younger demographic with no minimum investment required and targeting a 3 percent fixed income return. Co-founded by entrepreneur Gaby Rosenberg, Blossom is backed by fund manager Fortlake Asset Management whose major shareholder is investor Alex Waislitz, and the brainchild of...
Active credit manager Coolabah Capital Investments has launched its inaugural product on Chi-X Australia, the Coolabah Active Composite Bond Fund, aimed at finding and exploiting bond mispricings in high grade credit markets. The Coolabah Active Composite Bond Fund (Hedge Fund) (“FIXD”) is a quoted managed fund that offers retail investors...

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