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Challenger shuffles life portfolio asset allocations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... On Friday, S&P Global Ratings kept Challenger Life Company Limited's rating at A and Challenger Limited's rating at BBB+ but went from a positive outlook to a stable outlook after COVID-19.

Wealth manager appoints new head of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... last week it was rated for the first time ever by credit rating issuer Fitch, picking up a long-term issuer default rating of BBB alongside a stable outlook. According to Fitch, both ClearView Wealth and the firm's operating subsidiary ClearView ...

ClearView rated stable

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... Fitch rating, ClearView Wealth has been declared stable. ClearView Wealth has picked up a long-term issuer default rating of BBB from credit rating issuer Fitch, the wealth manager's first rating by the firm. According to Fitch, both ClearView Wealth ...

VanEck launches new fixed income ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... meet APRA's expanded requirements for total capital. The portfolio currently has 12 positions and an average credit rating of BBB+. The index on which it is based was returning 2.4% at September end, the company said. VanEck has priced the ETF at 0.29% ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... corporate bond yields have fallen to around 1.5% from about 4% five years ago and over 6% 10-years before. Even yields on BBB-rated corporates are down to a little over 2% from 10% a decade ago. According to Elliott, the cost of capital should have been ...

Colchester launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... Colchester said the local emerging market debt index was primarily investment grade quality with over 80% of countries rated BBB- or above. Adding that the emerging markets it has invested in have prudent government and fiscal policies and improving ...

Chief economist update: S&P raises Duterte ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... to World Atlas). You can cry conspiracy but Standard & Poor's latest upgrade to the Philippines' credit rating to BBB+ from BBB - the highest rating the country has received - as well as its outlook from "stable" to "positive" is like another ...

Fidelity adds US equities exposure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Fidelity is eschewing technology-heavy growth areas of the market for value stocks as it increases exposure to US equities in its multi-asset strategies. Fidelity's multi-asset chief investment officer James Bateman said US value stocks are looking ...

Industry fund cuts property portfolio emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... portfolios. Some provide no such information at all. First State Super is the highest ranking Australian fund, receiving a BBB-rating and ranking 13th in the world. It is also the highest ranking fund in Asia Pacific.

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... showing no evidence of acting on climate change risks. First State Super is the highest ranking Australian fund, receiving a BBB-rating and ranking 13th in the world. It is also the highest ranking fund in the Asia-Pacific region. AustralianSuper also ...