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Pension funds eye alternative credit strategies amid interest rate uncertainty

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

AllianceBernstein targets retirees with high yield fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... investing in our view," Cunningham said. The global fund invests in bank loans, emerging market high yield and corporate bonds in US dollars and local currencies. The portfolio also holds pan-European high yield securities as well as Asian corporate ...

Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... as the ASX. As a product that's been on the market for around 20 years, hybrids are sold as subordinated notes or convertible preference shares and generally offer investors bond-like returns while carrying equity-like risks. Mark Oliver, managing director ...

Bentham wins $350 million mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... three funds are Bentham Global Income Fund, which invests in instruments such as bank capital securities, global convertible bonds and investment grade corporate debt securities. A minimum of 50 per cent of the portfolio is investment-grade. The second ...

Converging techniques give investors more options

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... leverage but implementing the exposures through options," said Gilbert Keskin, Amundi's co-head of volatility and convertible bonds. Mauppin-Higashino said Amundi was able to deliver products like this because being a bank-based investment manager they ...

Converting to convertible bonds

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... which could theoretically act as a hedge against inflation. "We think investors may be inappropriately ignoring convertible bonds. Convertibles can generally do well as a bottom-of-the-cycle play. Investors like the dual advantage of upside stock potential ...

SGX improves bonds trading

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... listing and trading on SGX. The listing and trading of fixed income securities such as preference shares and convertible bonds will also be encouraged, noted a press statement. SGX also plans to halve the time taken to approve bond listings by streamlining ...

Challenger launches Bentham

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... funds, namely the Bentham Professional Global Income Fund, which invests in bank capital securities, global convertible bonds, syndicated loans, investment grade corporate debt securities, high yield bonds and cash. At least 50 per cent of the portfolio ...

Investors eager for more bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... convertible bond issues that have a put option between now and end-2010 valued at USD$3.75billion and another 10 convertible bonds that mature between now and that same period valued at an estimated USD$3.15billion. Market investors say they expect more ...

Unilever fund dumps direct property

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... rolled out in the coming weeks. At the end of 2007, the fund had also allocated around $4.2 billion to shares and convertible bonds, and $2.2 billion to fixed income securities. Progress had 25, 389 members at the end of 2007.