In response to the coronavirus epidemic, the RBA cut the cash rate on 19 March to 0.25% and announced a number of QE measures. In the long run, will the government’s response deliver the benefits it is hoping for? Darren Langer and Chris Rands explore this and what it means for fixed income in this […]
continue readingWhat do you get when you throw a 32-year-fixed-income veteran into the room with a 32-year-old fixed income millennial? The Rate Debate. Amidst the outbreak of the coronavirus, ongoing bushfires and global trade deals, Darren Langer and Chris Rands introduce their new podcast The Rate Debate and question the RBA’s latest rate decision and discuss […]
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06
Feb
2020
Nikko Asset Management Australia (Nikko AM) has announced that it has received a Bronze Morningstar Analyst Rating™ for its Nikko AM Australian Bond Fund on 7 January 2020, upgraded from ‘Neutral’. The new rating recognises the investment capability and track record of portfolio managers, Darren Langer, Chris Rands, and team. The Nikko AM Australian Bond […]
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15
Jan
2020
Nikko Asset Management Australia (Nikko AM) has appointed Linda Luo to the newly created role of credit analyst within its fixed income team. The appointment brings the number of members of the fixed income team in Australia to five permanent, full-time employees. Ms Luo will be based in Sydney and will report to John Sorrell, […]
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05
Jun
2019
Liquidity continues to be an ongoing concern for fixed income participants and market regulators globally. Recent high profile failures of funds run by Third Avenue Management, Stone Lion Capital Partners and Lucidus Capital Partners sparked somewhat of a panic, at least in credit markets. The main cause of these failures was that the funds offered […]
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2016
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