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Why this bond manager is seeing billions of dollars in new money

Anthony Kirkham of Western Asset says investors are finally catching on that there are higher returns to made in Australian investment grade bonds than there is in the sharemarket.

Cecile Lefort

Bond manager Anthony Kirkham of Western Asset Management is optimistic that central banks will win the inflation battle and fixed income will perform better in 2024 after a disappointing two years.

As a result, he’s buying long-dated debt including 10- and 20-year Australian government bonds as more than $1.5 billion of new investor money flows back into the firm’s bond funds.

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Cecile Lefort is a markets reporter based in the Sydney newsroom. Email Cecile at cecile.lefort@afr.com

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