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Legg Mason Brandywine fund gets top rating again

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... investing. The global opportunistic strategy avoids 'hugging' the fixed income benchmark and instead invests according to a 'real yield' philosophy. Legg Mason said this differentiated style of investing has delivered Brandywine the highest return in ...

Super funds must harvest farmland

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... agriculture. He said the world's population is already growing faster than technological advancements which translate to yield enhancements. Goodreds said the rapid population growth will also see an expanded middle-class, and research suggests any extra ...

UK corporate pension deficit swells

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... expensive to buy a guaranteed stream of income and increase their liabilities. "[Mercer's] reference long-dated corporate bond yield has now fallen below 2% per annum for the first time, representing yet another milestone into uncharted territory," Mercer ...

Negative rates can generate positive returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... analyst Laura Ryan showed that in some circumstances negative yields can be good for bonds. She demonstrated ways to ride the yield curve to generate positive returns in negative yield environments. "For bonds with lower coupons and low yields, the duration ...

Voya names new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... management. In his most recent role, Toms oversaw the investment teams responsible for investment grade corporate, high yield corporate, securitized products, mortgage-backed securities, emerging market debt and money market strategies for Voya's general ...

AUI reports 11.7% profit slide

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
Australian United Investments has reported an 11.7% decrease in net profit in FY16 to $42.2 million. Revenue was also down on the previous financial year, falling 10.4% to $48.4 million. The company has declared a final dividend of 18.5c per share ...

Future Fund ahead of target on tenth birthday

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... forward. Returns are at historic lows - looking at 10 and 30-year bond yields and cash rates. We're looking to maximise yield while not chasing the risk too far." The Medical Research Future Fund, established in September 2015, had $3.3 billion in assets ...

New trustee launches managed investment schemes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
A newly formed corporate trustee and responsible entity services provider is launching two retail managed investment schemes in partnership with Arminius Capital Management. Sydney-based Evolution Trustees is partnering with the Brisbane-based investment ...

QIC appoints global fixed income director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
QIC has appointed a new director - global fixed income and absolute return. Based in London, Paul Nicholson joins QIC from Vontobel Asset Management, where he spent five years as head of absolute return bond strategy. Prior to that, he was a portfolio ...

ACBC launches additional XTB model portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... provider Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) has launched two additional model portfolios. The new Concentrated High-Yield Model Portfolio continues the philosophy of the High Yield Model Portfolio which was launched last month, is designed for ...