US Federal Reserve

Investment Strategy

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.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 4, 2019

Fixed Income and Credit Forum

IIF: Investors highly exposed to leveraged loans and CLOs

While the world's banks are the largest holders of leveraged loans and CLOs, new data has revealed about 40 per cent of these instruments are owned by asset managers, private equity, and hedge funds.

Elizabeth FryJuly 29, 2019

CIO profiles

QSuper’s Brad Holzberger: Betting on bonds

QSuper CIO, Brad Holzberger, has long stood out from his peers by loading up on long-term government bonds and even the recent sudden collapse of yields hasn’t deterred him from sticking with this asset class.

Elizabeth FryJuly 19, 2019

Fixed Income and Credit Forum

US Fed: Weak jobs data to drive dramatic easing

The markets will rapidly price in a more dramatic Fed easing path if the latest batch of jobs data due to be released this Friday reveals a jump in the unemployment rate.

Elizabeth FryJuly 1, 2019

Geopolitics

Emerging market capital flows recover amidst ‘trade tantrum’

Emerging markets posted a sudden surge in inflows this week despite the increasing trade tensions between the US and China.

Elizabeth FryJune 5, 2019

Fiduciary Investors Symposium

Australia’s central bank to adopt QE

Amy Xie Patrick, portfolio manager, Pendal Group predicts the RBA would embrace quantitative easing (QE) once rates fall to 1 per cent.

Elizabeth FryMay 22, 2019

CIO profiles

Norris and George: A winning partnership

The investment team at Australia’s $154 billion Future Fund is more optimistic about the outlook for markets now that 2019 first quarter returns have been boosted by strong equity markets.

Elizabeth FryMay 20, 2019

Investment Strategy

Future Fund posts 5 per cent return for March quarter

The $154 billion Future Fund has delivered a 5 per cent return in the March quarter, buoyed by three months of healthy returns from strong equity markets.

Elizabeth FryApril 29, 2019

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