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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to follow Wall Street higher, with the Dow Jones reaching a new record after the Federal Reserve said the US economy was picking up after a winter slowdown. At 0810 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to follow Wall Street's lead and open higher as investors absorb new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 5,554.0. Locally, no major ...

Challenger sees sustained interest in lifetime annuities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... assets under management fell by $200 million to $10.7 billion. Challenger put this down to maturity of the $300 million High Yield Fund annuity, which was partly offset by retail annuity net book growth of $200 million. Challenger chief executive Brian ...

Multi-asset portfolios key for retiree income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... portfolio is the best option. "It's become increasingly difficult to get a good level of income through traditional assets. High yield credit and emerging market debt have higher yields but you have to take the rough with the smooth," he said, noting ...

Folkestone acquires Maxim property boutique

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... acquired boutique property fund manager Maxim Asset Management (Maxim), a specialist in listed real estate securities and high yield real estate debt. Maxim was co-founded by Winston Sammut in 2003. Sammut has more than 30 years' experience in investment ...

Equity-like bonds most attractive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... Optimiser Fund, believes positive fundamentals and technicals continue to support fixed income, although areas such as high yield will require a more stock-specific approach. "We continue to see high-yield as attractive, favouring single B or higher-rated ...

ETF market has first fall in 20 months

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... product began trading during January bringing the total number to 90. The product enters a crowded Australian equity high yield segment which received $500 million of inflows in 2013. "Competing products in a single sector signal a maturing industry ...

Credit to escape impending bond rout

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... [strategic asset allocations] have larger allocations to bonds with 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 ...

RBA rate cut on cards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... Goldman Sachs Income Plus Fund, which is co-managed by Bell, is made up of cash, Australian fixed interest, global high yield, A-REIT and infrastructure equity assets. It is actively managed to provide investors with tactical weightings to each area ...

AllianceBernstein targets retirees with high yield fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... for retirement income investing in our view," Cunningham said. The global fund invests in bank loans, emerging market high yield and corporate bonds in US dollars and local currencies. The portfolio also holds pan-European high yield securities as well ...