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22 Jan 2015 - Laminar Credit Opportunities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date14 January 2015
ManagerLaminar Group
Fund NameLaminar Credit Opportunities Fund
StrategyFixed Income
Latest Return DateDecember 2014
Latest Return0.64%
Latest 6 Months4.02%
Latest 12 Months9.04%
Latest 24 Months22.93%
Annualised Since Inception19.93%
Inception Date31 October 2009
FUM (millions)AU$53
Fund OverviewThe aim of the fund is to identify opportunities in the fixed income credit markets. The Fund invests in a full spectrum of fixed income products that includes but is not limited to: corporate bonds; bank debt; credit derivatives; bank loans; commercial paper; hybrid securities; and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

The Fund may also invest in derivatives for hedging purposes.

The portfolio of the Fund comprises primarily Investment Grade holding of 75% of the Fund's assets. Benchmark allocations are Australasia 50% to 100%, North America 0% to 50% and Europe 0% to 50%. Currency hedging may take place depending on benefits to the Fund.
Manager CommentsLaminar Credit Opportunities Fund returned 0.64% over the month of December bringing 2014 return to 9.04% (compared to the ASX200 Accum Index return at 5.61%) and volatility of 0.63% (Index 10.95%).

The portfolio composition of the Fund did see some change over the year. Although the allocation to residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) was roughly the same, falling from 67% to 65%, the allocation to short dated loans increased from 10% to 19%. Laminar will continue to focus on short dated assets in 2015. These assets are a major contributor to the low credit duration of the Fund (2.2 years as at 31 December) and have provided stability to the unit price when market volatility increased in late 2014 and other assets experienced some negative returns.
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