Fixed Income Forum
Emerging-market corporate bonds under-represented
Emerging-market corporate debt offers opportunities and advantages that warrant a bigger portion of the portfolio, a forum has heard.
Ben HurleyAugust 6, 2018
Fixed Income Forum
Fixed Income Forum
Alternative credit allocations to grow
Asset owners’ search for yield and desire to diversify have inspired new strategies that will swell allocations, Willis Towers Watson says.
Meredith BoothAugust 1, 2018
Fixed Income Forum
Bonds won’t counter equity risk forever, expert argues
The practice of using fixed income as a sharemarket hedge won’t necessarily work forever, a portfolio manager suggested during a panel.
Ben HurleyJuly 31, 2018
Fixed Income Forum
Time for Australian investors to embrace private debt
Non-banks make up about 90 per cent of the private debt market offshore. A specialist says it’s time for domestic lenders to catch on.
Ben HurleyJuly 31, 2018
Fixed Income Forum
Super funds fill gaps in direct lending
Tighter rules for the big four create opportunities for superannuation funds and other non-bank lenders.
Meredith BoothJuly 31, 2018
Fixed Income Forum
Chance for banks, institutions to partner on loans
Regulatory changes have created an opportunity for institutional investors to team up with banks on mid-market loans.
Ben HurleyJuly 31, 2018
Fixed Income Forum
ESG in fixed interest doesn’t have to cost: Altius
Bond investors can use ESG approaches for risk management and do no harm to portfolio returns, a sector pioneer has said.
Meredith BoothJuly 30, 2018
Fixed Income Forum
Managers set aside benchmark to chase growth
Low returns, rising bond risk and needs of sophisticated clients are driving unconstrained credit investments, fixed income specialists say.
Meredith BoothJuly 30, 2018
Fixed Income Forum
Photo gallery: Fixed Income and Credit Forum 2018
The 2018 Fixed Income and Credit Forum took place at RACV Healesville, Yarra Valley, 24-25 July 2018.
Claudia GuestJuly 24, 2018
Fixed Income Forum
Break from the herd as downturn looms: McKibbin
Former RBA board member warns that pack mentality among funds is especially dangerous now, as the world's economy nears a turning point.
Jean-Paul PelosiJuly 6, 2018
