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J.P. Morgan lists fixed income ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... and New Zealand Mark Carlile said. "An active ETF focused on high quality bonds, JPGB invests at least 80% in investment grade bonds, overlaid by a disciplined risk management strategy," he said. "The portfolio management team has the ability to tap ...

Barings prepares new strategies for local institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... Group APAC head Shane Forster previously pointed out that regulations have raised capital costs for banks in sub-investment grade lending, making the market relatively less attractive. Concurrently, private debt providers are stepping in with solutions ...

Betashares launches cash plus managed fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... most money market securities in the portfolio have a maturity of three months or less and are issued by entities with investment-grade ratings. MMKT aims to generate a yield, before fees and expenses, over the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index, with ...

Quality is worth paying for in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... flows." Therefore, it said now is the time to add to high-quality bonds (specifically high-grade government and investment grade). "We see value in the one to 10-year duration segment, and particularly the five-year duration point," it said. "We believe ...

Super funds missing out on rich returns from Aussie agriculture

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... managing director Jim McKay to question the relative absence of superannuation funds. Warakirri has observed significant investment interest from North America, particularly Canadian pension funds, as well as from Japan and Europe. The $3.2 billion boutique ...

Currency hedging solution launched for managed accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... achieve a 100% hedge, they only need to allocate one-third of the capital, Rochford explained. It requires a minimum investment of $20,000, with the liquidity deliberately set quite high to allow investors to exit quickly if needed, however it's suggested ...

Australia a central focus for alternatives: Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... product structure." The AAA fund targets high-net-worth individuals and focuses on a broad landscape between investment grade, private equity, and private debt. The open-ended, semi-liquid fund offers investors access to broad private market exposure ...

Will HNW firms re-enter retail advice?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... change for us in Australia". "We think of that more as rightsizing our platform. So, returning to that model of the investment bank, the asset manager, the private bank. I think what's exciting about that, for us in Australia is that opportunity ...

Alternative assets are the way forward: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... for balancing portfolio volatility and generating yield involves incorporating alternative investments, says abrdn investment director Raf Choudhury. Choudhury told the Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income in Melbourne today that ...

Keppel private fund expands into Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
The Singaporean investment giant's private fund, the Keppel Education Asset Fund (KEAF) has acquired two education assets in Sydney for $198 million. Backed by institutional investors, including a large sovereign wealth fund and pension funds, KEAF's ...