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Australian Ethical backs NAB Climate Bond

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... energy facilities. Climate bonds - also known as green bonds - aim to tackle climate change by raising funds from fixed interest investors to support investment in environmentally friendly projects. Australian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon said ...

MTAA Super awards $200m global credit mandate

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... high-yield and emerging-market debt, where permitted by client guidelines. It fits into MTAA Super's Diversified Fixed Interest My Choice option, which seeks stable returns over the short-to-medium term through reduced exposure to risk. It may be suitable ...

Altius launches ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... investment returns over the long-term. The Altius Sustainable Bond fund invests in a diversified portfolio of Australian fixed interest assets. It has been launched following a successful book build period in late November. Altius chief investment officer ...

Laminar fund wins award for innovation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... chair, John Gall OAM said: "Laminar was chosen because of its innovation in targeting the SMSF sector offering fixed interest investment opportunities not normally available and at the same time providing small companies with funding, difficult to access ...

New Vanguard modelling tool picks global equities to win

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... show the greatest likelihood of an annualised return between 6% and 9%, and we see a high probability of global fixed interest returning between 2.5 and 4%. "Both projections are somewhat below longer term averages, further demonstrating the importance ...

Super sets sights on $2tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... information showing that 50% of institutional super fund assets are invested into equities, 33% is in cash and fixed interest, 8% is in property, 4% is in infrastructure and 4% is elsewhere. Half of international fixed interest assets are hedged for ...

India mutual funds reach A$149bn

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... are distributed through non-aligned financial advisers, according to the Society of Financial Planners of India. Fixed interest funds account for 57% of the market followed by 16% in short term money market and liquid funds. Equity oriented funds comprise ...

ETFs jump 44 pct to $13.6bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... The largest iShares ETF is their iShares Core S&P 500 fund with $1.4 billion. BetaShares meanwhile dominates the fixed interest and cash ETF space with their $650 million BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash fund. Reflecting the fees of ETFs compared ...

BTIM expands income and fixed income team

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... positioning and commentary to the business and clients. Commenting on the appointment Vimal Gor, head of income and fixed interest said: "I am thrilled that Oliver is joining our Income & Fixed Interest team. In this newly created role, Oliver Ge will ...

Active fund failure shown in new data

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... than half failed to beat the benchmark over one year. In Australian Bonds 79.69% underperformed S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Interest Index in the one-year period, 86.54% underperformed the benchmark in the three-year period and 67.24% underperformed the ...