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Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... structure, taxable status and securitisation market size - creating more demand for indices in sovereign, composite and high yield. Interestingly, despite recent attention on ESG and smart beta indices, these own less than 6% of the market combined ...

WAM pushes for HHY closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
Wilson Asset Management wants to shutter the underperforming Hastings High Yield Fund (HHY) amid the controversy surrounding Aurora Funds Management, which acts as its responsible entity. WAM is setting in motion a general meeting to urge HHY shareholders ...

Family office invests in absolute return fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
A Singapore-based family office is investing $34 million in an absolute return fund run by a fintech that offers a crowdfunding loan platform for small to medium enterprises. CoAssets is headquartered in Singapore and listed on the ASX (CA8) with a ...

Unlisted property returns surpass equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
The unlisted property sector outperformed Australian and global equities over the last financial year despite rising rates and global economic uncertainty, latest research shows. Australia's unlisted property sector returned 18.7% while local equities ...

ETFs increasingly used to trade risk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... did not equate to forced redemptions of underlying stocks and bonds. Petering used the performance of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG), to demonstrate her point. "HYG has performed exactly like we want it to perform in stress markets," ...

LIT serves up junk bonds to SMSFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
A new listed investment trust is offering SMSF investors an opportunity to invest in high-yield bonds, with an annual net distribution north of 5%. The Neuberger Berman Global Corporate Income Trust will hold about 300 high-yield securities, with the ...

ESG bond portfolio opens to Aussie investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... industry sectors and use third party ESG ratings to evaluate the potential quality of over 3000 investment grade and high yield bonds," Cameron said. "This process enables us to identify the best ESG rated bonds within each sector as a starting point ...

CFSGAM cuts long-standing investment capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... solutions including Short Term Investments, Australia Fixed Income, Global Credit, Asia Fixed Income, Global Fixed Income, High Yield and Emerging Market Debt - Direct Infrastructure - Active investment and management of infrastructure with 49 assets ...

Avenir recruits Platinum analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... joined from Spanish asset manager Arcano, where she was a credit investment analyst specialising in leveraged loans and high yield bonds. Prior to that, she worked in PwC's Spanish corporate finance and debt advisory team. Warner said at the time: "Having ...

2018 Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards

JOHN DYALL  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... interest rate risk (the risk that the capital value of the fund is affected by changes in interest rates). Fixed interest high yield is generally, but not always, invested in below investment grade debt. Benchmark indices are used to help determine the ...