Zagga Retains Superior Rating by SQM
Independent ratings house, SQM Research (SQM) has again awarded a Four-star ‘Superior’ investment grade rating to the Zagga Investments Lending Trust (ZILT), managed by Zagga Investments Pty Limited (Zagga).
In SQM's view
The risk level of the Zagga Investments Lending Trust is low
ZILT is of a high investment grade and has an appreciable potential to outperform over the medium-to-long term
Levels of investment experience and company tenure are strong across the investment team
The good spread of loans by size “mitigates the risk of loss that would otherwise arise from a smaller number of large defaults”
The practice of constant communication and inclusion of team members in decision-making is a vital ingredient to the success of Zagga’s credit decisioning and investment management process.
The strengths of ZILT
The rate of return to investors on each loan is published in advance
Investors receive income as it is earned with real time reporting of the performance of the loan book
Operates on a sophisticated software platform that enables fractionalised investment risk and a customised return profile for individual investors
Each investor is secured by the mortgage and therefore secured for their fractional interest in the security
Management fees are only charged on successful receipt of principal and interest on each loan, not on invested FUM.
"Zagga Investments Lending Trust targets net return in excess of those typically achieved from traditional commingled fixed interest, term deposits, enhanced cash or credit managed funds."
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