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Retirees must invest in equities: State Street

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... against the investor's ability to accept risk of capital loss from an equity-oriented strategy. Investors can buy into a high yield equity strategy by directly owning shares, buying through a managed fund or buying units in an exchange traded fund (E ...

Franklin Templeton launches new global fixed income fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... rate debt securities issued by governments and corporations worldwide and can have up to a 20% tactical allocation to high yield, bank loan and emerging market credits based on relative value between fixed income sectors at any given time. The fund has ...

Returns without volatility, you're not dreamin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... can use low volatility strategies to lower their risk level and thus free up the risk budget for other assets such as high yield bonds. Robeco has been investing into emerging market for 75 years. They currently manage approximately A$16 billion in quantitative ...

Zenith upgrades State Street ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... note. Meanwhile the SPDR S&P/ASX 50 Fund, SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Fund and the SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Yield Dividend Fund have had their 'recommended' rating confirmed. Zenith says it continues to have a solid conviction in SSgA's ETF ...

ASIC champion hybrid name change

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
Australian Securities & Investments Commission is pushing for the industry to use the label 'capital note' instead of 'hybrid securities', as part of its ongoing focus on misleading and deceptive advertising. Hybrids are not easy to define, but put ...

Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... $350 million Tier 1 hybrid two weeks ago. The Commonwealth Bank is also tapping into the growing investor demand for high yield with the recent launch of a $1.5 billion PERLS VI hybrid, which qualifies as a Tier 1 Capital offer. Since issuing the eagerly ...

Fund managers bullish on Asian bonds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... and bonds for Q4, 75% are overweight on hard currency Asian bonds, according to HSBC's latest global manager survey. High yield bonds (90% overweight) and global emerging market bonds (70% overweight) are the most popular with Europe's recent bond buying ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a lacklustre overnight lead from the US where employment figures came in better than expected. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down one point at 4,493. ...

Suncorp and Bendigo jump on hybrid demand

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
Listed insurance company Suncorp is one of the latest to tap into investor demand for high yields with the launch of a $350 million Tier 1 hybrid offer this week. The insurance giant said that the money raised from the hybrids which are called Convertible ...

Innovative income fund pays dividends

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... all increase their focus on this area," Hamson adds. "Plato applies a sophisticated investment approach to deliver high yield without persistent high concentrations towards just a few particular sectors which is the Achilles heel of many other yield ...