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Macquarie boosts AUM, earnings flat

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... business to Zurich Australia in September. Macquarie's total AUM, which includes infrastructure, real estate and fixed income investments reached $481.7 billion, inched 1% on the prior year. Regionally, some $244.7 billion of these assets are in the ...

Fund managers on fixed income recruitment drive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Both AMP Capital and Vanguard are ramping fixed income capabilities with new hires and job listings. On April 26, Andrea Jaehne joined AMP Capital as senior credit analyst, financials. She reports to acting head of credit Steven Hur, and will focus ...

BT Panorama lists sovereign bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... Fund, which was recently rated as 'highly recommended' by Lonsec, is attractive for advisers seeking a defensive fixed income alternative for client portfolios. Colchester Global Investors head of distribution Angela MacPherson said investing in physical ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
VanEck will launch a smart beta Australian fixed income exchange-traded fund on the ASX - the first of its kind in Australia. Trading under the ticker code PLUS, the VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF tracks the Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates ...

AMP Capital appoints insto business head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... officer Mark Beardow left the group, having been with AMP Capital since 1998. In Beardow's stead, head of global fixed income Simon Warner and global head of equities David Allen became global chief investment officers for fixed income and equities respectively. ...

Smarter Money funds get Lonsec tick

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... active allocation between credit and cash equivalents and strong performance-driven culture." SMAC targets cash and fixed income returns of one to 2% above the RBA cash rate after fees. It invests in Australian bank deposits and investment-grade floating-rate ...

AMP Capital awards historic $17bn passive mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... 2006. UBS explained to Financial Standard that the $17 billion is spread across global and domestic equities and fixed income portfolios. "The win highlights the strength of UBS passive offering via its systematic and indexing investment team and the ...

Sovereign wealth fund growth steady

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... the last six years, and only 26% of all funds have exposure to traditional asset classes like public equities and fixed income. Sovereign funds are increasingly investing in alternatives, with the report showing 61% investing in private equity and 63% ...

PIMCO launches ESG bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... improve their ESG principles. The fund is overseen by both PIMCO managing director and chief executive of global fixed income Andrew Balls and portfolio manager Alex Struc. PIMCO head of Australia and New Zealand Adrian Stewart said the new offering ...

CFSGAM grows global fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) launched a new high-yield team in an effort to build its global fixed income footprint. Known as First State Investments outside of Australia and based in New York, the team of five will manage sub-investment ...