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Laminar awarded hedge fund of the year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
... Opportunities Fund at a ceremony at The Star in Sydney yesterday. The fixed interest fund invests in a range of corporate bonds, bank debt, credit derivatives, bank loans, commercial paper, hybrid securities and mortgage and asset backed securities. ...

Cash Converters to raise $60m through bond issue

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... mid-cap corporates accessing capital through the bond market was turning "from a trickle into a flood". While all corporate bonds distributed by FIIG are unrated, Paton said that this does not mean they are necessarily more risky than rated bonds, as ...

Adviser "enshrinement" bill passes through lower house

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
The House of Representatives has passed the Corporations Amendment (Simple Corporate Bonds and Other Measures) Bill 2013 with amendments to enshrine the terms 'financial adviser' and 'financial planner' in law. Currently under the C orporations Act ...

Neuberger Berman adds EM debt capability

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... Jennifer Gorgoll, Nish Popat and Prashant Singh join as lead portfolio managers of hard currency, local currency, corporate bonds and Asia local bonds respectively. Currently in Sydney to meet with current clients and potential investors, Uriquieta told ...

Value in EM debt and bank loans for bond investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... that it makes sense to be overweight bank loans and emerging market debt while government and investment grade corporate bonds are riskier plays," he said. The credit expert pointed to the fundamental strength in countries from outside the G20. Mexico ...

US tax abolition to pave way for super fund inv

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... asset class still looks cheap on a relative basis when compared to historical yield spreads versus treasury and corporate bonds," explained Steele. "While capital appreciation may be moderating, investors should still be able to achieve 7-9% total returns ...

Fund managers tip great returns on US investments

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... Philip Poole added that accommodative central bank policies would help boost corporate asset such as equities and corporate bonds, versus government-backed securities. "In the US, equity valuations remain higher than most other developed markets, but ...

EM corp bonds better than US: CFSGAM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
Investors can get a better return on emerging markets corporate bonds than they can on US corporates with the same credit rating, according to Colonial First State Global Asset Management's Helene Williamson. Previously only deemed appropriate for speculators ...

Instos on verge of piling into Asian bonds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... yields on offer in investment-grade Asian corporates versus global investment grade bonds. "If we look at Asian corporate bonds, they're predominantly investment-grade markets, but they're paying over 100 basis points more in yield than global investment-grade ...

Global recovery bodes well for EM bonds: Fidelity

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... emerging market foreign exchange returns." However, he says the next leg of this rally is more likely to be in corporate bonds and local currency issues than in hard currency bonds. He warns investors to be wary of latent inflation risk as 2014 approaches. ...