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Bonds raise alarm at fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
A boutique fixed income manager is trying to placate investors over its bets on potentially risky corporate bonds issued by companies owned by a European financier. H20 Asset Management invested in unrated bonds issued by companies related to billionaire ...

Clime ramps up private wealth

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... our national presence." The advisory side's approved product list includes Clime's stable of equities and fixed income funds and other options from external managers. It also invests in commercial, large-format retail and industrial assets through ...

Pendal appoints machine learning expert

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... Feldman was head of quantitative analysis and financial modelling and specialised in building bond optimisation models, fixed income and swap pricing models. The income and defensive strategies boutique at Pendal is headed by Vimal Gor, who welcomed ...

Asset manager eyes Australian market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... successful fund manager run by a strong management team with a proven track record." Moneda senior partner and head of fixed income LatAm Investments Fernando Tisne said the LatAm high yield universe offers higher yields while having lower leverage and ...

Franklin Templeton names institutional business director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... building the firm's relationships with institutional investors across its investment capabilities in local and global fixed income, and equity and alternatives strategies. Before his most recent role at Shed Enterprises, Jackson was formerly the head ...

Fidelity launches new rating system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... investment teams across Fidelity's client portfolios. The sustainability ratings comprise Fidelity's equities and fixed income coverage universe of over 3,000 issuers. The firm said the new rating system will divide its investment universe into 99 subsectors ...

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 ...