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End of the Term Funding Facility = Greater opportunity for Non-bank SME Lenders
David Buckland
January 25, 2023
When the COVID-19 pandemic got going in early-2020, the Reserve Bank of Australia established the Term Funding Facility (TFF) to offer low-cost three-year funding to authorized deposit-taking institutions (ADIs, often referred to as the Banks). This facility essentially provided the Banks with access to extremely low-cost funding (at a flat 0.10 per cent fixed for 3 years) for the period up until 30 June 2021, when new drawdowns ceased. continue…
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Aura Private Credit: Letter to investors 2022 in review
Brett Craig
December 23, 2022
It has been an incredibly challenging yet exciting year for our team. In 2022, we moved out of a heavily COVID-19-driven market into a new set of domestic and global economic and market challenges. Climate events, geopolitical conflicts, supply chain disruptions, high inflation and rapid central bank monetary policy shifts all influenced our day-to-day lives and the investment decisions we make. continue…
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Aura Private Credit: Letter to investors 09 December 2022
Brett Craig
December 9, 2022
This week the RBA increased the Cash Rate by a further 25 basis points to 3.1 per cent. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed quarter on quarter GDP growth of 0.6 per cent and 5.9 per cent year on year for the September quarter. The Household savings ratio continued to fall to near pre-pandemic levels. continue…
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Aura High Yield SME Fund wins prestigious award
Roger Montgomery
December 6, 2022
The influential 17th With Intelligence HFM Asian Performance Award ceremony for 2022 was held in Singapore on 30 November. Winning managers were selected from a variety of categories, including Arbitrage, Macro, Australian Equity, Asia ex-Japan, Managed Futures, Indian Equity, Chinese Equity, Global Equity, Fixed Income and High Yield Distressed Category. continue…
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Aura Private Credit: Letter to investors 02 December 2022
Brett Craig
December 2, 2022
This week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the monthly consumer price index, seeing a slight month-on-month fall, the Aura High Yield SME Fund was recognised in the HFM Asian Performance Awards 2022, as the top performing fund in the Fixed Income, High Yield & Distressed Category over the past 12 months in APAC, and our team attended the annual Australian Securitisation Conference. continue…
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Are you looking for monthly income?
David Buckland
December 2, 2022
Investors looking for investment opportunities providing monthly cash income, may want to consider the Aura High Yield SME Fund or the Aura Core Income Fund. This is particularly suitable for investors who wish to source monthly income with lower volatility of returns. continue…
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Aura Private Credit: Letter to investors 25 November 2022
Brett Craig
November 25, 2022
This week, Governor Philip Lowe gave an address on inflation in a rapidly evolving economic environment. continue…
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Aura Private Credit: Letter to investors 18 November 2022
Brett Craig
November 18, 2022
This week, the wage price index demonstrated that real wages are struggling to keep up with the rate of inflation. The labour force remains extremely tight, hitting a high point in 4 decades. With rates rising and migration coming back, we expect this to be close to the peak. continue…
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The Aura difference
Dean Curnow
November 10, 2022
Given the considerable volatility of markets this year it is no surprise investors are seeking to derive income from areas not correlated to traditional asset classes, namely equities and bonds. continue…
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Aura Private Credit: Letter to investors 4 November 2022
Brett Craig
November 4, 2022
This week, the Reserve Bank of Australia increased the Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 2.85 per cent and provided insight to the boards discussions surrounding future decisions. continue…
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