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Betashares expands defined income ETF range

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... investors with exposure to a diversified portfolio of high yielding, fixed-rate, Australian dollar denominated investment grade corporate bonds, maturing in the 12 months leading up to May 2031. Additionally, only securities with a principal amount outstanding ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... establishing real assets as a standalone division. The mid-risk unit invests in infrastructure, property and sub-investment grade credit, and several executive roles have been cut amid speculation that the fund is shifting away from primarily internally ...

JANA strengthens debt research with senior Mercer hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
JANA Investment Advisers has hired an investment grade debt specialist from Mercer to lead its research in the area. The asset consultant said the appointment builds on its established investment grade debt expertise as clients navigate increasingly ...

Schroders recruits head of ETFs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... its first two active ETFs there last year - the Schroder Global Equity Active UCITS ETF and the Schroder Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Active UCITS ETF. A third, the Schroder Global Equity Custom Active UCITS ETF, lists on the London Stock Exchange ...

Financing the technological revolution: AI issuance in credit

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... the technology and communications sectors underperform, with spreads widening on a relative basis, in both US investment grade and high yield, so capex-related issuance is already having an impact at the margin." In his article, De Silva explained that ...

ASIC sues Diversa for First Guardian failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... show that SQM also rated First Guardian as "acceptable" and awarded it 3.5 stars, which it described as a "low investment grade" rating. The SQM report stated First Guardian was overexposed to certain sectors and the investment team had "relatively limited ...

ASIC eyeing advisers recommending private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... private credit funds. "Fund operators and investment managers defined and applied terms such as 'default' and 'investment grade' differently," he said. "Such inconsistent use of terms makes it difficult for investors to meaningfully compare loan default ...

Betashares launches new Enhanced Credit Income ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... timely and compelling addition to our range of income solutions," he said. "By combining high-quality Australian investment grade bonds that have exhibited attractive risk-adjusted returns with a structure that enhances income potential, we're giving ...

Perpetual raises $268m to expand credit investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... invested in a pipeline of corporate loan and securitised asset deals, complementing the opportunities identified in investment grade and high yield credit and fixed income assets. "We have proven over a number of time periods that we can provide a source ...

SQM Research faces court over 'favourable' rating of Shield

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... Research managing director Louis Christopher explained the assigned ratings, stating that they reflected "an investment grade" classification but were at the lower end of the scale. "SQM Research assigned ratings between 3.5 and 3.75 stars out of 5 to ...