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Concentration of private credit sector a concern: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... were to occur. The review has so far found that while most investors are "appropriately rewarded for taking sub-investment grade credit risk and maturity/liquidity risk", these risks are not always adequately outlined in offer documents and performance ...

Zenith reaffirms Metrics ratings amid doubts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
Zenith Investment Partners has reaffirmed all ratings for Metrics Credit Partners' funds following the recent downgrades by another research house. Two of Metrics' funds were downgraded by Lonsec over governance concerns earlier this month. ...

SQM sheds light on Shield Master Fund, First Guardian ratings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... presented with "full or accurate context," saying that although its initial ratings for both funds reflected an "investment grade" classification - considered "favourable" - they were at the "lower end" of the scale. "SQM Research assigned ratings between ...

Betashares adds global bond ETF to lineup

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said WBND is a cost-effective way to invest in a diversified portfolio of investment grade global bonds and is designed for the unique needs of local investors. "Our market leadership in cash and income ETFs allows ...

Bennelong launches Allspring Global Income Fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... income strategy by investing across a range of global fixed income sectors, including government, securities, investment grade credit, high yield and emerging market debt markets. It offers daily liquidity and aims to outperform the Bloomberg Global ...

Macquarie AM closes $6bn European infra strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
... risk-adjusted returns, compared to similarly rated corporate bonds. Commenting, Macquarie AM head of infrastructure and investment grade private credit EMEA Tom van Rijsewijk said: "Recent market volatility has highlighted the need from institutional ...

Janus Henderson finalises strategic partnership with life insurer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), set to manage Guardian's US$45 billion ($68bn) investment grade public fixed income portfolio. The partnership was initially announced in April, positioning Janus Henderson as a top 15 unaffiliated ...

Bennelong partners with Allspring for fund launch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... strategy provides broad diversification by actively allocating across the global fixed income universe including the investment grade credit and high yield sectors," Sowerby said. "Our flexible, dynamic multi-sector approach is different from strategies ...

KKR, Capital Group debut first public-private investment products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... Meanwhile, the Capital Group KKR Multi-Sector+ fund invests in public markets across the high-yield corporate debt, investment grade corporate debt, and securitised debt sectors. Its private credit allocation, similar to the Capital Group KKR Core+ fund ...

Janus Henderson to take on $75bn fixed income portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... partnership with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) to manage its $75 billion (US$45 billion) investment grade public fixed income portfolio. As part of the partnership, Guardian investment professionals who currently support the ...