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VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... under the ticker code PLUS, the VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF tracks the Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates Yield Plus Index. This index targets the top 50% of the highest-yielding Australian-issued corporate bonds. Individual issuer exposure ...

RARE fund receives Lonsec tick

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... has been awarded a "recommended" rating from ratings house Lonsec. The RARE Infrastructure Income Fund (formerly the RARE Yield Fund), which is designed to help meet the income needs of an ageing population, received the rating as a result of the Lonsec's ...

Value set for comeback: Nikko AM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
Value investing is set for a comeback after two years of underperformance - but only for managers willing to put in the hard yards. Nikko Asset Management portfolio manager and senior analyst Jason Kim explained in a recent investor update that the ...

ESG adoption grows, returns follow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... management engages with the workforce. The companies that operate this way, we believe, are better quality investments that yield better performance long term," SSGA head of ESG investments and asset stewardship Rakhi Kumar said. However, further analysis ...

Japan to drive real assets globally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
Years of low growth and low yield in Japan has impacted investor sentiment and behaviour in a unique way, with its ¥500 trillion institutional investment market now expected to play a key role in funding the world's infrastructure and real estate. ...

Australian Unity property trust suspends units

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
Australian Unity's Healthcare Property Trust has suspended wholesale and Class A units and will not accept new investor applications until further notice. The trust, which was established in 1999, invests in healthcare property assets, including hospitals ...

CFSGAM grows global fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) launched a new high-yield team in an effort to build its global fixed income footprint. Known as First State Investments outside of Australia and based in New York, the team of five will manage sub-investment ...

IMF Bentham taps debt markets

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... interest of 7.40% pa, paid semi-annually in arrears. The notes are to be issued at a capital price of $101, providing a yield to maturity of 7.04%. The notes will be consolidated and form a single series with the company's existing $32 million secured ...

Plato fund oversubscription heralds income appetite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... income than the market, and optimise it for a zero-taxpayer. A retiree has clear benefits from franking; we can get a 5% yield from the equity market and an extra 2% yield from franking, resulting in a target 7% income on a forward-looking basis," Birtles ...

PIMCO fund "Highly Recommended"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... volatility, can be helpful for investors in constructing a diversified investment portfolio, particularly in a world where yield is hard to come by." In discussing the funds' approach, Murata said: "Some income funds focus mainly on corporate bonds and ...