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Media Super reinvests in Australian cinema

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... agreed milestones. "Interest is paid on the money lent to producers, which provides the return for Media Super." The 7.1% yield is considerably higher than what Media Super is likely to receive from other fixed interest investments with similar risk ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... dropped by 10.6% to a reading of 16.85 overnight. Wall Street says yes it will. The S&P 500 index rallied 1.6% overnight and yield on 10-year US Treasuries increased only slightly from 2.26% to 2.27% and Bloomberg's US dollar spot index went down by ...

iShares to launch global fixed income ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... investors access to a range of global fixed income options, including investment grade corporate fixed rate bonds, high yield corporate bonds and emerging market bonds. The iShares Global Corporate Bond ETF will be benchmarked against the Barclays Global ...

Investment under microscope at ASFA conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... one of the many conference sessions is Aberdeen Asset Management managing director Brett Jollie, who said the search for yield requires super funds to think more broadly about where and how they invest. Jollie's ASFA session - Investment innovation ...

XTB floaters listed on ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
Australian investors can now access senior floating rate notes (floaters) through ASX-listed exchange traded bonds (XTB) for the first time. The Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) has listed bonds issued by banks AMP, BoQ (two XTBs), NAB (two ...

Grant Samuel launches global equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
Grant Samuel Funds Management has launched a global equity fund that invests in listed global companies and includes an options based overlay to reduce the volatility of returns. The Grant Samuel Global Equity Advantage Fund combines an underlying equity ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... dream big. You've got plenty of time to generate wealth so you can probably afford to take a few more risks with higher yield, but more volatile investments - like shares." Sunsuper's lifecycle investment strategy sees members invested in the balanced ...

AMP Capital targets $2.8bn infrastructure raising

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... million ($349.7 million) of additional co-investment pledges. IDF III will be targeting institutional investors seeking yield; pension plans and insurance companies. The fund will invest in sectors such as utilities, energy and transport in OECD countries. ...

Exchange traded bond range increases

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... should resonate with investors on the hunt for predictable income returns without sacrificing capital stability in a low yield environment. "XTBs are an easy way for investors to protect their investment portfolio by accessing fixed income diversification. ...

SMSFs and infrastructure a good investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
The SMSF Association has renewed calls for the federal government to open up infrastructure investment to self-managed superannuation funds. At a time when both the government and opposition are focused on raising billions of dollars in capital to meet ...