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So what if Australia loses its 'AAA'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... Ratings revised its rating outlook on the Commonwealth of Australia to negative from stable. At the same time, we affirmed our 'AAA' long-term and 'A-1+' short-term unsolicited sovereign credit ratings on Australia. This is because, "because we believe ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... downgraded the United Kingdom's sovereign credit rating. Standard & Poor's lowered the UK's credit rating by two notches, from 'AAA' to 'AA', declaring that "In our opinion, this outcome is a seminal event, and will lead to a less predictable, stable ...

TCorp creates bespoke fund for NSW govt

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... NSW government from that perspective. He said about 60% of funding comes from banks because "they're attracted to us by the AAA rating and the highly liquid nature of our bonds, particularly our benchmark bonds." "The second group [makes up] about 25% ...

Fixed income investors turning to Serbia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... portfolio along core stable, defensive and return-seeking lines. As a "core stable" example, he cited Sweden, which has an AAA credit rating, low inflation and 0.15% average yield in the covered bonds market. A good defensive option was buying protection ...

Three Aus funds awarded AAA climate rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Three Australian superannuation funds have received AAA ratings for their climate change risk management from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project's (AODP) 2016 benchmark index, The Global Climate 500 Index. Local Government Super and Australian Super ...

TCorp lands Hunter Hall chief

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... the country's largest fund managers. TCorp is NSW's central borrowing authority and is responsible for some $70 billion of AAA state guaranteed issued bonds.

Zenith re-rates BetaShares ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Zenith has upgraded its rating for a BetaShares exchange-traded fund. The BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF ("AAA" on the ASX) now has a "Highly Recommended" rating from the research house, making it one of three ETFs to reach that status. ...

ACT government fund appoints First State Super

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... to June 30 this year. The fund was chosen following a number of criteria, including that tendering funds needed to have an AAA SelectingSuper quality assessment. "This outcome gives a very strong endorsement of First State Super in the marketplace," ...

Falling rates turn Aussie bonds into "a poor choice"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... Currency risk makes Australian government bonds "a relatively poor choice" for international investors despite their stellar AAA rating, according to Nikko Asset Management head of fixed income in Australia James Alexander. Alexander explained that Australia ...

Experts urge govt to do more to boost infra investment

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... credit ratings to borrow to invest more in infrastructure. Some participants suggested that if a state government drops from a AAA to AA credit rating, this is a fair price to pay for better infrastructure. There is also a role for government to play ...