Traditional uses of fixed income tested
The landscape for fixed income investors has changed dramatically with the spread of ultra-low and negative bond yields and the traditional uses of fixed income are challenged.
Does fixed income stack up in emerging markets?
Despite the huge inflows into emerging market debt, it is still an underinvested asset class which has achieved solid returns –up to 6 per cent in some countries.
Are there too many levers in unconstrained fixed income?
Investors are expecting too much from unconstrained fixed income managers and trade-offs need to be made.
Cbus ups infrastructure target by $1 billion
The construction super fund is looking to boost its investment in the real assets as record low interest rates hurt member returns.
Is active investing doomed?
The academic evidence is not sufficient to write-off an active approach, says ANU’s Geoff Warren, it just depends on the circumstances.
The industry’s drive for scale: Who benefits?
The argument that bigger fund leads to better returns is largely dependent on liquidity and opportunity size. Further, the evidence on the benefits of scale is not encouraging so far, says Michael Kollo.
Central banks on a search for more tools
Central banks are looking for more tools to manage monetary policy in order to achieve what is being asked of them.
Credit where credit is due: European private debt continues to rise
European private debt offers diversification play in the mid-risk bucket despite the low yield environment.
Cbus Super’s Kristian Fok says SDGs promote better asset evaluation
Cbus Super investment head Kristian Fok, says the complexity of implementing sustainable development goals creates a much deeper thinking about how to value assets .
Corporate cop warns of conflicts ahead
The corporate watchdog is keeping a close eye on two major trends playing out in the $2.9 trillion super sector – the creation of in-house investment teams and the uptick in merger activity
Global uncertainty requires risk rethink
Chief risk officer at the World Bank Group, Lakshmi Shyam-Sunder, says the extreme uncertainty of the global economy requires a new risk management framework and investors should not take anything for granted in scenario planning.
The Future Fund: Credit is not a defensive asset
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund is seeking to raise the value of its credit portfolio by increasing exposure to direct lending and emerging market debt and shifting away from traditional fixed income assets.
