An eye on the Future Oct 20, 2008
About 20 per cent of the fund will be invested in debt -- government and non-government fixed interest securities, mortgage-backed securities, high-yield credit and corporate debt and 15 per cent in alternative assets like commodities, futures, insurance-based activities and absolute return investments. So far the fund is close to its targeted allocation only in equities, where it is possible to use index-related strategies to get invested quite quickly. (Business Spectator)
IPOs slump as investors shun risk Jun 26, 2008
"Investor preference has shifted to more stable higher yielding asset classes, such as fixed interest securities and cash. "This has driven demand for IPOs down and seen many companies delay or cancel plans to list until more favourable market conditions and a return of investor appetite occurs. . (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Time to exercise control Feb 14, 2008
" Super fund members have a lot of control over where their contributions go and how they are invested. They just don't exercise that control. Since July 2005, the majority of fund members have had the right to choose the fund into which their contributions are paid. Even before the super choice rules were introduced, fund members in large funds had the option of moving their money between investment portfolios within their fund. By the late 1990s it was common for funds to give members a choice... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Caught in the crash Jan 25, 2008
And fixed interest securities. With the fallout from US subprime mortgages knocking confidence in ratings agencies' abilities, any form of souped-up securitised offering is not being touched with the proverbial barge pole. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Foreign investment rockets Oct 18, 2007
Foreign portfolio investors increased their holdings of South African equity and fixed interest securities by R42 billion in the second quarter from R24. 5 billion before. (Business Report, South Africa)
How To Protect Your Pension Aug 22, 2007
Fixed interest securities such as corporate bonds (fixed interest loans issued by companies) and gilts (fixed interest loans issued by the Government) may be more suitable for you and will mean your fund is sheltered from a possible stock market slump ... The process is based on the greater stability provided by fixed interest securities and cash. (Sky News)
Friends Provident in merger talks Jul 23, 2007
A life fund takes premiums paid into life assurance policies and invests them in a range of assets, such as equities, property, fixed interest securities and cash. Customers opening a policy in a life fund are deemed to purchase units in the fund. (BBC News -- Business)
Do the fundango Jul 13, 2007
Funds specialising in bonds and cash (fixed interest securities) were generally left behind by the booming sharemarkets, with many reporting returns of less than 6 per cent.. International share funds also showed patchy performances depending on where they were invested and how exposed they were to the strong Australian dollar. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Gauge the risk: mortgage funds can come in all shapes Jul 13, 2007
Ward says some mortgage funds have become hybrids and invest in fixed interest securities as well as mortgages, and there has been a rise in the number of residual product loans where mortgage funds lend against unsold units when a development is completed, in anticipation of the units being sold. As with development loans, interest on these loans is usually capitalised and represents higher risk. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Alinta sale not quite going by book Jul 5, 2007
The Babcock/Singapore Power offer is a complex mixture of cash, scrip in a basket of mainly Babcock-managed listed entities and fixed interest securities. In May, Alinta valued the default option in the Babcock offer at $16. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The time for action as D'Aloisio rides in Jun 2, 2007
Spreads on all fixed interest securities have shrunk in recent years as investors have been prepared to pay more for higher risk investments. Why. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Slide in price of oil may lift rate gloom Mar 29, 2007
In the US, investors are starting to lock into fixed interest securities, according to Bloomberg, an indication that they see no further increases in the Federal Reserve's key overnight lending rate, now at 5. 25 percent, after 17 hikes since the middle of 2004. (Business Report, South Africa)
