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Australian Ethical launches country's first ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... investment officer David Macri said. The strategy currently has a 41% allocation to Australian Government bonds, 35% in corporate bonds that meet ethical screen, 18% in State Government bonds from Victoria, SA, NT and ACT and 5% in sovereign wealth bonds ...

Another October to remember?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... social media and biotechnology industries" appear "substantially stretched", "prices of real estate, equities, and corporate bonds have risen appreciably and valuation metrics have increased, they remain generally in line with historical norms." However ...

Yellen yawn turn to Yellen yikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... increase vulnerabilities in the financial system to adverse events. While prices of real estate, equities, and corporate bonds have risen appreciably and valuation metrics have increased, they remain generally in line with historical norms." Yeah, yeah ...

AllianceBernstein adds Global High Income Fund

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... opportunities, portfolio liquidity and income potential. This enables its managers to go beyond sub-investment-grade corporate bonds to any high-yielding issue where potential risk-adjusted returns are increased. GHI may be offered to Australian investors ...

Legg Mason bond fund upgraded by Lonsec

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... billion under management, Western Asset Management. The principal investments of the Trust include government bonds, corporate bonds and other fixed interest securities. In its fund review, Lonsec said the Trust is a "quality risk-controlled Australian ...

Insurers upping risk to combat low yields

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... increasing competition from alternative capital providers. "Insurers remain focused on the search for return, but view corporate bonds and public equities as either overvalued or fairly valued. This is driving CIOs to explore non-traditional asset classes ...

AMP gives SMSFs access to property and corporate bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... provides exposure to Australian office, retail and industrial property. The corporate bond fund gives access to corporate bonds from finance, utilities and telecommunication providers. "The corporate bond fund will suit investors whose goals aren't being ...

SMSFs want access to infrastructure and corporate bonds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
The Financial System Inquiry should look into ways of making direct investment in infrastructure and corporate bonds more accessible to self-managed super funds (SMSFs), the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has argued. SMSFs currently ...

Reduce corporate tax rate, says Macquarie

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... submission said. While the reduction of the corporation tax rate has not come up in many submissions, the issue of corporate bonds has, and is likely to take a prominent place in the inquiry. The Financial Services Council, for example, has taken a different ...

Credit to escape impending bond rout

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... higher yields, such as emerging market bonds, US high yield credit, and short duration global investment grade corporate bonds," he said. "The higher yields available in a diversified basket of these bonds should offset rising interest rates, enabling ...