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REST deploys $225m in mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
The $14 billion REST Super has appointed a $150 million mandate with Babson Capital Management and $75 million to Putnam Advisory Company. During the June quarter, REST invested $150 million with structured products and distressed debt manager, Babson ...

US advisers keen on equities

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... five local financial advisers are preparing for an equity market upswing and moving their client's portfolios into shares. Putnam Investments research of 600 financial advisers in the US found 53 per cent of respondents are re-allocating client portfolios ...

Neuberger Berman pledges money guarantee

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... approved the funds' participation in the program. The move follows the decision of other players in the market - such as Putnam Investments - to join the program in a bid to protect shareholder assets. Under the program, the U.S. Treasury will guarantee ...

Putnam hoists money guaranty flag

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
Putnam Investments has joined the US Treasury's money market guaranty program in a bid to protect its shareholders' assets. The board of trustees of Putnam Funds authorised the firm's participation in the program late last month. The program provides ...

Liquidity jitters raise income yield

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
The running yield across Putnam's income funds has trebled from less than 1 per cent above cash to more than 3 per cent above cash and, according to the fund manager, the fixed income market is throwing up opportunities it hasn't seen in 20 years. "Many ...

Putnam appoints global chief and chair

Putnam Investments' chief executive Ed Haldeman has been appointed chair by the company board and will be succeeded by Bob Reynolds, a former senior Fidelity Investments executive. Reynolds starts his new role next month. He was previously the vice ...

Resources boom gone in three years: Putnam

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... in the next three to four years could lead to the end of the current global resources boom, according to Shigeki Makino, Putnam Investments chief investment officer of global core equities. He said much of the current price boom came from a tight supply ...

Fixed interest still tops cash: Zenith

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... list of 73, as well as upgrading the Credit Suisse Syndicated Loan Fund, Macquaire Diversified Fixed Interest Fund and Putnam Worldwide Income Fund to 'Highly Recommended'. However, they downgraded Colonial First State's Wholesale Global Income Fund ...

Credit Suisse outsources to State Street

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... capitalise on the burgeoning global derivatives market. Earlier this year, State Street also extended its relationship with Putnam Investments where it will deliver outsourcing services to support more than 450 institutional, trust, retail and offshore ...

BT appoints new CFO and replaces multi-strategies head

... domestic and international sustainability funds. Prior to joining BT Financial, Swift worked at Oxhead Capital Management, Putnam and at the Boston office of Morgan Stanley. Moriss said, "Swift brings to the business a valuable combination of money management ...