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New bond fund targets corporate sector

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Australian Unity subsidiary Altius Asset Management sees good value in term deposits and the corporate sector after launching its bond fund. The fixed interest boutique, led by chief investment officer, Bill Bovingdon, invests in fixed interest securities ...

Time for instos to embrace ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
Institutional investors have been urged to embrace exchange-traded funds (ETF), as the Australian market looks to overcome the misconception that they are built for the retail market. While the US and European ETF markets are swamped with institutional ...

Grant Samuel signs US fixed income partner

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Grant Samuel Funds Management has signed a new distribution agreement with US fixed income specialist Payden & Rygel to deliver emerging market debt and absolute return products in Australia. Grant Samuel selected Payden & Rygel for its ability to provide ...

Invesco makes the case for global REITs

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... ahead. He said that the US REIT market has benefited from the "reach for yield" among investors with Treasury and corporate bond rates at historic lows, and money market yields near zero. "In our retail funds in the US we have seen consistent inflows ...

NAB Super restructures alternatives portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... alternatives. This portfolio is made up of both investment grade (lower risk), and sub investment (higher risk) corporate bond exposure. The move was made to lower the potential volatility of the diversified fixed interest sector. The fund however chose ...

Antares wins ipac mandate

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
Ipac Asset Management has appointed Antares Fixed Income to manage a $100 million inflation-linked bonds mandate. The nabInvest specialist fixed income manager won the mandate after ipac re-configured its debt portfolio. Antares' FUM grow by over $3 ...

More defensive products hit marketplace

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
The launch of defensive, income-generating strategies continues to gather steam as product manufacturers look to tap into the sentiment of risk-averse investors. Russell Investments has unveiled two income-based multi-manager funds in response to increasing ...

Funds eye Yuan bond market

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... had obtained a QFII license earlier this month. "China has seen substantial growth in its onshore government and corporate bond markets in recent years, growth we expect will continue for some time to come," said Anthony Michael, head of Asia-Pacific ...

SSgA cuts securities lending on fixed income funds

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA EMU Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA UK Government Bond Index Fund and SSgA US Corporate Bond Index Fund. Also on the list were the SSgA US Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA Euro Corporate Bond Index Fund; SSgA Euro Broad ...

Omega wins Medibank and Telstra Super mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... director of Omega Global Investors. Separately, Telstra Super is investing an undisclosed amount into Omega's Global Corporate Bond Fund. The bond fund has around $81 million in assets under management, and had yielded 8.7 per cent as at end of June. ...