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Aurora pushes for Hastings takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
Aurora Funds Management is extending its takeover bid for all ordinary units in the Hastings High Yield (HHY) Fund. Unitholders will now have until September 29 to consider Aurora's offer. Aurora originally made the bid in November 2016, telling unitholders ...

Whitehelm boosts water investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... compression that has been evidenced in other parts of the infrastructure market has increased the relative attractiveness of high yield infrastructure debt - where we continue to see a strong pipeline of compelling opportunities," he said. Whitehelm ...

HESTA sharpens focus on factor investing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... have consistently outperformed over the long-term. These factors include low-risk, value, momentum, low volatility, high yield and quality.

BT Panorama lists sovereign bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... profile," MacPherson said. "As sovereign bonds have a lower correlation to other fixed income securities such as credit and high yield as well as to traditional growth assets, the fund offers a defensive anchor for clients' portfolios in market crisis." ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... Australia's corporate bond market with a yield premium. In the current low interest rate environment finding liquid defensive high yield has been a considerable challenge for investors," VanEck Australia managing director Arian Neiron said. "PLUS is ...

CFSGAM grows global fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... 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 last year. Philo previously held a similar role as a managing director at fixed income investment ...

PIMCO fund "Highly Recommended"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... the funds' approach, Murata said: "Some income funds focus mainly on corporate bonds and can invest without limit in high yield securities - an approach that can result in a portfolio with concentrated credit risk. At PIMCO, we are not just trying to ...

Fund manager appoints managing director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... Bank. Aura also welcomed Brett Craig as a director within the business. Craig will be the portfolio manager for a new High Yield SME Fund, which will be launched to market in the coming months. Officially joining the firm on 1 March also, Craig has been ...

Bentham hires AMP Capital analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... In the past year, its Global Income Fund returned 8% net of fees, the Syndicated Loan Fund returned 11.37% and the High Yield Fund returned 14.5%. Quin noted that 2016 was an interesting year for financial markets, adding: "There are still some uncertainties ...

Legg Mason launches new bond fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... 85% of assets in core investment grade fixed income sectors in developed markets and is able to invest up to 15% to high yield and emerging market debt. Investments cover government and corporate bonds, high yield debt, mortgage and asset-backed securities ...