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Aura High Yield SME Fund receives Commended rating from Evergreen Ratings

Written by Connie Chau | Oct 29, 2020 9:15:29 AM

The Aura High Yield SME Fund has received a Commended rating from Evergreen Ratings.

Evergreen Ratings have a long history in the asset consulting space via a number of highly regarded investment professionals. The Commended rating is the second highest rating on a five-point scale. This rating was determined via an extensive screening process of Aura Group and the Aura High Yield SME Fund. Evergreen’s definition of the rating is as follows:

This is a Fund or Investment Product that has scored well across all areas of Evergreen Ratings’ research and analysis framework. As a result, Evergreen believes it has a high probability of achieving its investment objectives. It is likely to be appropriately designed, with appropriate fees and have sufficient, high-quality systems and resources, including risk management and corporate governance, to ensure that it provides investors with an appropriate experience.

We are proud to receive this rating from Evergreen as it is an additional independent and positive assessment of the Fund. The Aura High Yield SME Fund also holds a Very Strong rating from Australia Ratings, the second highest rating on a five-point scale. Meanwhile, the Fund continues to perform strongly, delivering 9.3% to investors in the last 12 months on a distribution reinvestment basis. It was the 3rd best-performing credit Fund in the Asia Pacific Region for the first half of 2020 according to Preqin Data. 

 

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