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BTIM seeks ESG credit reporting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... analysis to cover each company's entire capital structure and extend its ethical fund's investment universe to investment grade credit. Robert Swift, BT Investment Management head of multi strategies, said the team is looking to add investment grade ...

Bakers portfolio rated 'investment grade'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
Bakers Investment Group's Alternative Energy Customised Portfolio received an 'investment grade' rating from Aegis. Bakers Investment Group manage the model portfolio which is distributed by BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) using a separately ...

Schroders eyes credit markets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... year] we will start to build our position in high yielding credit," said Doyle. "We now have yields in the sub investment grade market of close to 20 per cent. If we compare that to [the US] Treasuries that yields about 2.5 per cent - that's about a ...

Three funds top Lonsec Ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... Suisse Australian Small Companies Fund (from Hold to Recommended), Macquarie Australian Small Companies Fund (from Investment Grade to Recommended) and the Aviva (formerly Portfolio Partners) Emerging Shares Trust (from Investment Grade to Recommended). ...

Back to basics for property

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... investors are not excluded from their client list. LMWI is in the midst of discussions with Lonsec to secure an investment grade rating. Once that is obtained, the group plans to approach the major platforms to distribute their product, which will also ...

Art Trust hit by investor sentiment

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... and then turn around and give all their money back'." Research and ratings house, Aegis rated The Art Trust 'investment grade' in May.

Netwealth hatches baby wrap

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... the firm's existing Investment Wrap and Super Wrap platforms and provides access to a shortened list of 40-50 investment grade funds at a lower cost through a rebate structure. The rebate will be calculated daily based on the investments held by the ...

AXA buys Challenger's Genesys

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... by approximately $1.25 billion of assets, comprising around $625 million in cash and another $625 million in investment grade fixed income assets. Analysts in turn are giving the nod to the asset swap with Goldman Sachs JBWere stating the deal made "perfect ...

AAI launches the Art Trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... fund's performance would not be exposed to financial market downturns or liquidity crises. Aegis gave the fund an 'investment grade' rating and said although the fund would not suit investors which require a regular income stream, there was high potential ...

US Fed back in the lead

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... collateral eligible for its lending. In one program, it decided to give favorable lending terms not just on the best investment grade bonds, but also on securities that are just barely investment grade. "It has made financing available to non-bank primary ...