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Aberdeen Standard fixed income lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
The head of Aberdeen Standard's Australian fixed income team has taken on a leadership role at a boutique investment manager. Nick Bishop is now managing director of Gresham Funds Management Group, part of Gresham Partners; a $1.5 billion provider ...

New director at BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... Australian arm of BlackRock has appointed a new director from Mercer. Chris Baker has moved into the role of director, fixed income product strategist within BlackRock's global fixed income and credit platform. Within the role, he is tasked with representing ...

Perpetual raising $440m for credit trust

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
Perpetual has opened an offer to raise $150-$400 million for an actively-managed portfolio of credit and fixed income assets. The Perpetual Credit Income Trust (ASX: PCI) has met its $150 million minimum from indicative bids, the manager said. It has ...

Channel Capital head of retail departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... now fall under head of distribution Andrew King who has been with the business since its inception. Channel's fixed income boutique Jamieson Coote Bonds' has seen significant inflows in the last year and it is soon bringing a US-based emerging ...

Jamieson Coote Bonds introduces global fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
Fixed income specialist Jamieson Coote Bonds is officially introducing its global fund to Australian investors following its initial seeding in early 2018. The CC JCB Global Bond Fund has an investible universe which includes global sovereigns, semi-government ...

HNW advice firm backs AfterPay rival

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... Henslow to inject $30 million in debt and equity funding into buy-now-pay-later company PayRight. Escala's head of fixed income markets Simon Dawkins said: "We were very happy to join forces with Henslow in helping PayRight structure and fund their lofty ...

BlackRock launches Australian bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... government superannuation fund. VicSuper seeded the fund and partnered with BlackRock. BlackRock Australia's head of fixed income Craig Vardy and his team will manage the unlisted fund, called the ESG-focused Australian Bond Index (ESGABI) fund. ...

No one-size-fits-all approach to franking changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... within certain markets, certain defensive shares actually look more expensive." Simon Doyle, Schroder's head of fixed income and multi-asset said timeframe was important. Over three years however, he likes the look of opportunities in Japan. "In ...

GAM sacks investment director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
GAM Investments confirmed fixed income investment director Tim Haywood was dismissed for "gross misconduct" following an internal investigation. And he's appealing the decision. In August 2018, Haywood was at the centre of an investigation that ...

Fidelity adds US equities exposure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... watching for signs of vulnerability in our exposure to the financials sector across portfolios," Bateman said. On the fixed income side, Fidelity is focusing on gaining exposure to high quality, shorter-dated investment grade issues. "Missing out on ...