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Vanguard appoints new head of investments

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... return to the US. Reyes joined Vanguard in 2004 and has held roles in the group's institutional advisory services, fixed income portfolio management, human resources and retail divisions. Vanguard has also appointed a new head of fixed income, Jeffrey ...

Spreads reduced in bond trading facility

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... Multi-asset trading and investment specialist Saxo Capital Markets is reducing spreads and increasing execution times for fixed income securities. The move comes six months after the launch of the firm's digital bond trading solution which covers more ...

Super assets hit $2.3 trillion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... March quarter, total assets increased by 2.4% to $1.5 trillion, with half (50.2%) invested in equities, followed by fixed income (20.6%) and cash (12.1%). Property and infrastructure (13.3%) and other assets in the form of hedge funds and commodities ...

AMP continues goals-based advice focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... system." Other key elements of AMP's strategy include: Leveraging AMP Capital's investment management expertise in fixed income, infrastructure and real estate to selected international markets, including Europe, North America and Asia. Continuing the ...

CFA Institute investigates ESG investment gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... Smith said. Starting in October, workshops of participating analysts and portfolio managers from listed equities and fixed income will discuss best practices, and the challenges faced when incorporating ESG data into investment processes. "There is still ...

Western Asset hires investment specialist from UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... Western Asset appointed a new investment specialist. Jonathan Baird joins Western Asset from UBS Asset Management's fixed income team, where he held the same role. Before that he was a senior investment analyst with Zenith Investment Partners and an ...

Super funds adopting insurers' investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... global AXA investment strategists, highlighted important trends that are making their way to Australia. Australia's fixed income allocation for instance stands at 10%, which is the lowest of any OECD market, Hurt said. But during retirement phase, fixed ...

Rising yields benefit active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... bond managers outperforming passive strategies, according to an expert investment manager. IOOF portfolio manager of fixed income Osvaldo Acosta said in this environment, active bond managers have the opportunity to enhance portfolio returns and protect ...

J.P. Morgan appoints new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... senior roles including chief executive of the ASEAN region, and led the global emerging markets and international fixed income divisions across Europe, Middle East and Africa. He will stay on as a non-executive chair and will also join the ASX board ...

Vanguard reduces fees, revises multi-asset strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Index Fund, we will have a greater allocation to global bonds, which reflects the concentration of the Australian fixed income market." Vanguard Australia head of product and marketing Evan Reedman added: "Our diversified funds are one of our core product ...