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Coolabah to manage Contango fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... Coolabah Capital has been appointed to manage a floating-rate bond fund from Contango Asset Management. The Switzer Higher Yield Fund (or SHYF) will aim for 1.5% to 3% over RBA cash rate on a rolling 12-month basis. The fund will hold at least 25 securities ...

QSuper bets on new retirement product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... Modeling of three retirement income products found allocating 100% of assets to a group self-annuity starting at 67 would yield the best results of $44,000 in average retirement income. Pennisi told an audience of members during one session: "We absolutely ...

T. Rowe Price launches entity, restructures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... Appreciation, US Mid-Cap Growth Equity, US Small-Cap Core Equity, US Small-Cap Value Equity, US Smaller Companies Equity and US High Yield Bond Strategies will shift to TRPIM. The strategies collectively have some US$167 billion of assets under management. ...

Franking credits more important than ever

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... credits remain in place." Gardner said in the current market the mining sector is leading the pack when it comes to franking yield returns. "Fortescue Metals is currently paying a gross income of 14.5%, including a franking yield of 4.3%. We expect this ...

US analysts fail to add value

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... of 0.48% per-month in the global stock market excluding the US. By contrast, the same strategy in US stocks was found to yield a value-weighted raw return of 0.08% per month. This isn't because US analysts are not good at their jobs - rather, it might ...

Which longevity product yields the highest income?

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... Here's what came out on top. It found allocating 100% of retirement assets to a group self-annuity starting at 67 would yield the best results, at $44,000 in average retirement income. This was $400-$1900 higher per year than other options. To make the ...

Macquarie to offer private market solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... investors. Clients will have access to diversified private markets, including private equity, private debt, alternative yield, and private real assets strategies. Private markets have been out of reach for sophisticated investors due to a complex mix ...

Generation flags Ascalon closure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... worth investors to take advantage of its existing bond business structure with added income. Generation said the search for yield appears "unstoppable" and the market opportunity for income producing products with less risk is around $800 billion. The ...

Bloomberg indices to rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... and strategy indices. Other fixed-income benchmarks like the US, Euro, Asia Pacific, global aggregate, US municipals, high yield and emerging markets will be included in the rebrand. Bloomberg Barclays MSCI indices will be known as the Bloomberg MSCI ...

Funds management in ASIC spotlight

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... capital allocation) is challenged more than ever as risk-free rates flatline. At the same time, asset managers on the hunt for yield (starved of that yield in government bond markets) are moving to where others retreat (the banks) from private debt." ...