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Private debt and YFYS: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... benchmark by up to 4% per annum over a 19-year period. Australian private debt would fall under the Australian fixed interest YFYS performance benchmark, which uses the BACM0 Bloomberg Ausbond Composite 0+ Yr Index as the benchmark and permits 10bps ...

Mantis in new distribution partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... endowment policies or TEPs, which are second-hand conventional life insurance policies. Considered an alternative to fixed interest, TEPs offer attractive and predictable returns, backed by insurance companies' statutory funds and balance sheets, Mantis ...

Vanguard move a win for SSGA, BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... accounted for 14%, Australian fixed income sat at 24% and a further 24% was categorised as 'other'. International fixed interest, cash and property were the remaining 8%. "It needs to be emphasised as well that they [super funds] haven't shifted ...

Advised clients' major concerns in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... particularly retirees. "Retirees tend to be conservative investors. But with cash rates earning next to nothing and fixed interest rates, in some cases, going negative in the last 12 months, advisers are hesitant to invest in defensive assets because ...

Super fund appoints ESG, listed equities lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... closely with other asset class managers meant she was close to what is happening across the whole fund, whether fixed interest, credit, or real assets. "This will result in the creation of a portfolio of high-quality ESG rated investments for members," ...

Cbus to launch new investment options

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... Indexed Diversified option, as well as options for Overseas Shares, Australian Shares, Property and Diversified Fixed Interest. The new options are all due to be launched mid-February. Cbus chief investment officer Kristian Fok said the fund is launching ...

Global equities ETPs reap benefits of conversion

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... and one-third Australian equities, hold $79 billion or 63% of the market. Ten percent of the sector invests in fixed interest, while property ETPs only account for 3.3%. Seventeen out of 28 products added in the past 12 months were actively managed.

New boutique at Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... business saw the team that previously reported to Gor step up to lead their own respective areas within the income and fixed interest team. Amy Xie Patrick is now head of income strategies, George Bishay is head of credit and sustainable strategies ...

Top investment products, super fund revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... this year's best investment manager as many of its products featured in several categories. Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF (VAF) won the award for best fixed interest ETF. The Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index Fund placed second place ...

La Trobe fined for misleading investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... "A fund that invests across a range of asset classes but with a significant portion in defensive assets such as fixed interest investments and cash and a small portion in growth assets such as shares and property. This type of fund aims to provide a ...