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    In a recent article, Bloomberg journalists compared the views of Tyndall AM with rival fixed interest manager, PIMCO. Noting that the Tyndall Australian Bond Fund has beaten four-fifths of its competitors this year, the article examines the differing views on the future direction of the Australian bond market of Tyndall's head of fixed income, Roger Bridges and PIMCO's head of portfolio management, Robert Mead.   > tell me more >  

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    Tyndall AM’s parent company, Nikko AM named “Asia-Based Asset Manager of the Year”. We are pleased to announce that Nikko Asset Management is the winner of a number of categories in the coveted annual AsianInvestor Investment Performance Awards 2012.    > tell me more >  

  • Winner in Money magazine’s 2012 Best of the Best award for Australian Fixed Interest Funds

    Tyndall has won Money magazine’s 2012 Best of the Best award for Australian Fixed Interest Funds. > tell me more >  

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Tyndall Australian Bond Fund

The Tyndall Australian Bond Fund is a diversified fixed interest fund, investing in around 70-100 securities, designed to primarily provide a stable income with some potential for capital growth.

Investment objective
The investment objective of the Tyndall Australian Bond Fund is to provide investors with investment returns from high quality investment grade Australian fixed interest investments with an aim to outperform benchmark returns over any rolling three-year period.

Key benefits

  • Strong and disciplined focus on risk. The team’s chief priorities are liquidity and risk control. If a security’s risk isn’t adequately priced in, the team simply won't invest in it.
  • Managed using a multi-strategy approach. The Tyndall fixed income team uses multiple strategies such as duration, curve positioning, sector rotation and credit, rather than one single strategy, allowing them to take advantage of opportunities in all parts of the fixed income market in all market conditions.
  • Long track record of consistent performance. The Fund has consistently delivered ‘top quartile’ performance over the long term.
  • Managed by a highly experienced team. The Tyndall fixed income team has an average of 17 years’ investment experience and a long track record in managing fixed income portfolios.
  • Multi-award winning. The Fund and team have received numerous high profile industry awards.

Fund characteristics

  • Active, opportunistic & disciplined investment style
  • Diversified across all Australian fixed income sectors
  • Only invests in securities rated BBB- and above
  • ‘Top-down’ fundamental value-adding process, merged with ‘bottom up’ quantitative portfolio construction and credit process
  • Typically invests in 70-100 securities
  • Modified duration of +/- 1.5 years

 

Tyndall Australian Bond Fund at a glance
Inception Date July 2000
Benchmark UBS Australian Composite Bond (All Maturities) Index
Management Cost 0.45% p.a.
Minimum initial investment* $25,000
Minimum additional investment* $1,000
Distribution frequency^ Half yearly following 30 June and 31 December

* Tasman Asset Management Limited ABN 34 002 542 038 AFSL 229664 (TAML), the Responsible Entity for the Fund, may accept lower amounts at any time at its discretion. ^ Fund returns can be volatile. TAML does not guarantee to provide distributions, or the amount of distributions.