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Franklin Templeton cuts fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... year. The Templeton Global Trust Fund will go from charging 0.96% to 0.75%. The manager is also dropping fees on five fixed income funds. The biggest cut in the category is for its Australian absolute return bond fund, which is going from 0.65% per year ...

Fixed income investors get new ESG rating

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
Global responsible investment manager Insight Investment has introduced a new ESG risk rating for fixed income products, which it claims covers around 95% of companies in global investment grade indices. The firm's new ESG risk rating tool provides ...

Challenger raising $300m, to add IG bonds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... Challenger is raising up to $300 million to add to its balance sheet and will invest further in investment grade fixed income. The institutional placement of $270 million is priced at $4.89 per share for about 55.2 million new shares representing 9% ...

FIIG calls for taxation, regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... FIIG Securities has called on the government to impose structural changes to the Australian taxation system to see fixed income fairly promoted across all investor groups. In its submission to the Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue, FIIG said there ...

Hedge funds in the green in May

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... doesn't matter - when it comes to long/short strategies, with the ten largest funds down -10.17% for the month. Fixed income and credit strategies posted average gains of 3.28% in May; however are still down -6.16% year-to-date. Brazil-focused strategies ...

Pendal bolsters ESG fixed income capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
ASX-listed fund manager Pendal has moved to strengthen its capability in ESG fixed income investing through a series of appointments. Two new assistant portfolio managers have been appointed to the firm's bond, income and defensive strategy teams, with ...

JBWere appoints advice general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... Global, UBS and Lippo." On June 5, JBWere hired J.P. Morgan's chief economist and head of Australia and New Zealand fixed income and FX strategy Sally Auld as its new chief investment officer. Auld commences in the role on September 7. JBWere had ...

Super fund calls for government support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... infrastructure. "Introducing a long-term infrastructure bond with a government guaranteed coupon would be an attractive fixed income investment for Australian super funds who collectively hold almost $3 trillion in capital, as well as many large overseas ...

UBS Australia launches new CBRE fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... company also offloaded its in-house equities teams. UBS has since exited ETFs, and houses one of the highest-regarded fixed income teams in Australia. "What we have been finding in the last couple of years in talking to clients is that getting access ...

Family office backs fixed income fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... for Kapstream Capital's retired co-founder Kumar Palghat, as his family office takes an equity stake in a new fixed income execution fintech. KPY Pty Ltd has made a cornerstone investment in Liquidity Cube, an ASIC-regulated fixed income execution ...