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Insignia offloads investment bonds unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Insignia Financial has divested its investment bonds business for $40 million to Australian Unity in a bid to pay off debt. Australian Unity's subsidiary Lifeplan Friendly Society will take over Insignia's investment bond business, which operates ...

UniSuper rides tech tailwinds to strong returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... the portfolio is invested in companies considered to be at the forefront of AI, UniSuper said. Meanwhile, the Australian Bonds option was the worst performer with 0.9% for the year due to the sustained rise in inflation, and the Listed Property option ...

TelstraSuper MySuper delivers 9.34%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... Growth option merged into the existing Lifestyle Moderate option. The Fixed Interest option is now known as Diversified Bonds and Credit and reflects a name change only. The open-to-the-public corporate super fund has 91,000 members.

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... will therefore facilitate a program of DC consolidation, to ensure that funds are able to maintain a diverse portfolio of bonds, equity and unlisted assets and deliver the best possible returns for savers," he said. Following the implementation of the ...

HESTA generates 9.59% investment return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... corporate profits and a sharp rebound in technology stocks. Despite these gains, interest rate sensitive assets such as bonds, property, and infrastructure struggled, encumbered by rate rises from central banks combatting persistently high inflation. ...

Capital Group unveils multi-sector income fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... has launched its Capital Group Multi-Sector Income Fund (MSI) to the local market. MSI combines investment-grade corporate bonds, high-yield corporate bonds, emerging market bonds and securitised credit in a single portfolio. Consistent with Capital ...

Bentham opens fund to retail investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... over six years ago, the fund invests in a multi-sector global portfolio of credit securities, including global high-yield bonds, global syndicated loans, investment-grade securities, global capital securities, asset-backed securities and derivatives. ...

TelstraSuper introduces new option, drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... have similar objectives and investment strategy. The Moderate option will invest across equities, property, infrastructure, bonds, credit, alternatives, and cash. "Combining these two options into a single Moderate investment option is designed to simplify ...

Treasury mandates APRA consider climate risks in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... and initiatives to reduce greenwashing and strengthen ESG labelling. The government is also introducing a sovereign green bonds program. The treasurer last month announced the government will co-fund the initial development phase of an Australian sustainable ...

Advisers pivot to protect retirees from inflation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... commentary were several common themes, including the merits of commodities, infrastructure, real estate, inflation-linked bonds, and alternatives, as inflationary hedges," it found. It also pointed out product strategies to mitigate inflation risk. "For ...