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Yarra hires head of macro, strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
A highly-regarded economist has jumped to Yarra Capital Management in a role that will advise the firm's fixed income and equities teams. Tim Toohey will work closely with Yarra on financial markets outlook and asset allocation, as its new head ...

Pension giant cuts tobacco

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... with Amundi's ESG view to cap tobacco companies in our lowest two ratings before exclusion," Amundi co-head of EM fixed income said. "We have seen a significant interest in investments with an Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) anchor and Nest's ...

BetaShares launches new active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... trends." This is Legg Mason and BetaShares' fourth active ETF together. The two have previously launched active ETFs for fixed income (ASX: BNDS ) and equity strategies (ASX: EINC, RINC ).

Investment giant appoints global insto lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... will see him continue to be a key partner to the firm's "autonomous" asset management businesses, which include its fixed income, real estate, real estate finance arms and its USD$87 billion private placement business, Prudential Capital Group. Based ...

GAM names local institutional business director

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... manager at Deutsche Bank/DWS, where she managed strategic relationships with clients and prospects for the firm's fixed income and equity products. She also worked at Morningstar, initially on the graduate training program, before becoming an analyst ...

J.P. Morgan wins custody mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... Morgan with a new mandate. Neuberger Berman used J.P. Morgan as custodian when it launched its $413 million high-yield fixed income listed investment trust last year. It is now expanding the relationship to appoint J.P. Morgan to provide custodian and ...

Kapstream looks to Chi-X for active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... the ASX for competitor Chi-X as it looks to list its first exchange-traded fund. Kapstream will launch an active fixed income strategy as a Chi-X quoted fund on a date to be announced soon. Chi-X is gearing up to list ETFs instead of just trading them. ...

Credit fund launches to wholesale investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
A new credit fund has opened to wholesale investors and will soon launch on the ASX. The Moelis Australia Fixed Income Fund targets the RBA cash rate return plus 4% per annum or 5.5%. The fund invests in diversified credit, including inventory funding ...

RBC I&TS Australia lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... footprint in the country. We wish him all the very best." At the same time, it was confirmed RBC Capital Markets' head of fixed income, currency and commodities Rob McCormack has been promoted to the newly-created position of head of global markets ...

Financial advisers weigh in on factor investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... exposures to build portfolios. It's a widespread strategy in equities, but less common in other asset classes such as fixed income. The most popular factors are value, size, low volatility, quality and momentum. Interest rates, inflation, political issues ...