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Centuria quashes governance allegations amid fund downgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... week. SQM Research has confirmed the rating for the Centuria Bass Credit Fund (CBCF) has dropped from a high-investment grade (4.0-star) to a non-investment grade (3.25-star) rating but did not disclose the reasoning behind the determination. The wholesale ...

Corporate hybrid issuance surges: Report

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... evolved from an "occasional funding tool to a more established part of the AUD credit market", particularly among investment grade issuers in utilities, infrastructure and property. While corporate hybrids offer investors an attractive income opportunity ...

Betashares launches Australian bond ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... and active bond managers. COMP provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian dollar denominated investment grade bonds, including Commonwealth and state government securities, government related bonds and corporate debt. The launch comes ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... risk profile attached to it. Metrics is one of the few funds, he says, that lends across the risk spectrum from investment grade loans to riskier mezzanine debt, adding it's about helping investors understand where they sit in the capital structure. ...

Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... not in the bond markets, but a loan on a spectrum of risk, [ranging from] investment-grade replacements to sub-investment grade replacements to opportunistic and high-risk alternatives. Each of those can have a valid place in people's portfolio ...

Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... from US centric credit allocations. More investors now plan to increase exposure to European and Asia-Pacific investment grade credit than US investment grade debt, reversing last year's trend. Emerging market debt is also attracting renewed interest ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... forward-looking environment for fixed income is favourable despite the heightened volatility. "For corporate investment grade credit, fundamentals are strong with relatively high all-in yields and a positive sloping yield curve delivering strong income ...

Betashares expands defined income ETF range

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... investors with exposure to a diversified portfolio of high yielding, fixed-rate, Australian dollar denominated investment grade corporate bonds, maturing in the 12 months leading up to May 2031. Additionally, only securities with a principal amount outstanding ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... establishing real assets as a standalone division. The mid-risk unit invests in infrastructure, property and sub-investment grade credit, and several executive roles have been cut amid speculation that the fund is shifting away from primarily internally ...

JANA strengthens debt research with senior Mercer hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
JANA Investment Advisers has hired an investment grade debt specialist from Mercer to lead its research in the area. The asset consultant said the appointment builds on its established investment grade debt expertise as clients navigate increasingly ...
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