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New AllianceBernstein fund offers solution for Fed tapering

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... Dynamic Global Fixed Income Fund is free to invest across the credit spectrum from the safest sovereign bonds to riskier high yield credit in both developed and emerging markets. It aims to achieve a return of at least 200 basis points above the UBS ...

Trophy infrastructure assets too expensive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
Large, marquee infrastructure assets seem over-priced in the face of the huge sums high profile institutions have paid in recent years, according to Towers Watson senior investment consultant Duncan Hale. Large global investors have raced to buy infrastructure ...

Annuity sales reinforce solid Challenger result

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... year since 2004. Growth of 8% has been targeted for 2014, excluding expected maturities relating to the Challenger High Yield Fund annuities. Challenger's funds management business also had a strong year, with net flows increasing by 65% to $7.0 billion ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... income. The Goldman Sachs Income Plus Fund, 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 ...

PGI updates fixed income fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... on the market outlook. "During periods of favorable macroeconomic conditions and liquid markets they would look at high yield or emerging markets and during periods of slowing growth and uncertainty they would take that down and look at other asset classes," ...

State Street appoints head of active investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... investment officer Rick Lacaille said. SSgA is expanding its fixed income investments in areas such as structured credit, high yield and emerging market debt. Interest in these alternative asset areas has grown since the global financial crisis, with ...

End of QE sounds death knell for 'zombie' stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... significant impact on some sectors which would otherwise have remained somewhat lackluster," he said. Humphreys points to the high yield corporate bond market in the US. Compiled of debt securities issued by non-investment grade companies, this sector ...

Will Australia escape an EM bond crisis?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... emerging markets, and then you'll end up with some sort of crisis," he said. "I think it's a bond bubble in the EM and high yield space." But where do Australian bonds figure in this? The Australian dollar has traditionally been seen as volatile currency ...

Grant Samuel reaches milestone with shareholder yield funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... their retail pools of $800 million. The funds, which are managed by New York firm Epoch Investment Partners, offer a high yield, consistent dividend to investors by dividing into two funds: one hedged, one unhedged. "Most other funds distribute capital ...

Aust shares open more than 1pc higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Australian market has opened stronger, raising hopes of an end to the sharp slide in shares in recent weeks. The ASX 200's one per cent-plus rise at the open follows similar gains on Wall Street overnight, following positive retail and unemployment ...