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FIIG launches Asciano direct bond

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... investment amounts of $10,000. In a company statement it said "the bond is one of the highest yielding Australian investment grade bonds available at the moment." "We are pleased to launch the Asciano Finance Pty Ltd 5.25% senior unsecured fixed rate ...

Global dividend growers suit retirement income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... portfolio are highly regarded global franchises such as Nestle, Microsoft and Emerson Electric. The fund has an investment grade rating from Lonsec and Capital Group is in the process of seeking its inclusion on all the major platforms.

European insurers attract dividend seekers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... when put into context with the current low interest rates. Today the sector yields 350bp more than a basket of investment grade corporate bonds," Amundi noted. Insurance is third best sector in Europe for dividend yield. Amundi added that while the insurance ...

VicSuper awards $100M absolute return mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... from the fund in 2012 to manage a portfolio of diversified global fixed interest assets which include a mix of investment grade bonds, high yield and emerging market debt. This portfolio has grown to more than $300 million today. The new mandate is expected ...

Investors blind to arbitrage opportunity in emerging market debt

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
Investors can get better yields on BBB investment grade bonds in emerging markets that they can on junk bonds in the developed world but investors' prejudice means most are missing out, according to Loomis Sayles head of emerging markets investments ...

Franklin Templeton beefs up fixed income team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... managers. In addition to the domestic market, her research experience has also included Asian issuers from the investment grade and high yield universes. Wee also has experience as a corporate ratings analyst from her time at Standard & Poor's. Joshua ...

Standard Life Investments names head of new infra debt team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... MacDonald said. The Standard Life Investments' fixed income team manages in excess of A£29.5 billion ($54.1 billion) investment grade credit, of which around A£3 billion ($5.5 billion) is invested in infrastructure and related assets.

Ratings downgrade to trigger hybrid sell-off

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... securities and financial planners to dump the hybrids because they were not allowed to hold investments below investment grade. "A downgrade of the major banks' hybrids below investment grade, will force a lot of investors to sell adding to recent selling ...

Moving on up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... ratings agencies -- Fitch Ratings (27 March), Standard & Poor's (3 May) and Moody's (3 October) - last year to investment grade. It's gonna get even better. In just a year and a bit (8 May), Standard & Poor's has again lifted the country's rating one ...

Mercer allocates $150M AXA IM global SmartBeta

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
Mercer's investment business in Australia has allocated $150 million to AXA Investment Managers' global investment grade SmartBeta credit strategy. The mandate complements other managers within Mercer's global credit portfolio and aims at achieving ...