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Cooper Investors opens door to retail

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... both the Cooper Investors Global Equities Fund (Hedged) and Cooper Investors Global Equities Fund (Unhedged) as "investment grade". Both products are currently available on the HUB24 and Powerwrap platforms, and Cooper Investors said the funds will likely ...

PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... is turning towards what Fels called the "safer paths of the credit spectrum." "We've moved from high-yield to investment grade. We like some asset-backed securities; in the US, we still like assets in the housing sector, like mortgage-backed securities. ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... Australian-issued corporate bonds. Individual issuer exposure is capped at 5%, and 80% of the bonds in the index are investment grade. The ETF carries a management fee of 0.32% per annum. "PLUS provides a new opportunity for investors seeking exposure ...

Smarter Money funds get Lonsec tick

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... been given a "recommended" rating by Lonsec. The Smarter Money Active Cash (SMAC) strategy was upgraded from "investment grade" by Lonsec as a result of the research house's "high regard for the fund's senior portfolio managers Darren Harvey and Christopher ...

CFSGAM grows global fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... Known as First State Investments outside of Australia and based in New York, the team of five will manage sub-investment grade corporate bond portfolios led by Matt Philo, who was appointed as the head of high yield and lead portfolio manager in May ...

Global SMA rated superior

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... separately managed account portfolio providing investors with exposure to major tech disruptors was awarded a superior investment grade rating from SQM Research. The Loftus Peak Global Change Model Portfolio was awarded four out of a possible five stars ...

Goldman Sachs launches junk bond ETF

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... with the SEC for the Goldman Sachs Access Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF, and the Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF. Goldman Sachs was granted permission to introduce active and passive ETFs by the SEC in 2015. In their ...

Lonsec upgrades Flinders fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
Ratings house Lonsec has upgraded the Flinders Emerging Companies Fund from 'Investment Grade' to 'Recommended'. In its research report, Lonsec noted an increased conviction in Flinders Investment Partners investment team and process. They consider ...

AllianceBernstein SMAs break new ground

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... shares directly via professionally managed portfolios, are now 'Recommended'. In April 2016, the SMAs were deemed 'Investment Grade' by the ratings house, with AB Australia chief executive Jen Driscoll describing the upgrade as a breakthrough for the ...

Arnhem SMA rating receives upgrade

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... from top quartile growth companies. Meanwhile, Lonsec reaffirmed Arnhem's Global Growth SMA rating as being 'Investment Grade'. The Global Growth SMA invests solely in global growth companies derived from sectors not represented on the ASX, including ...