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New head of economics at ANZ

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... 2017, reporting to ANZ chief economist Richard Yetsenga. Plank joins ANZ from Deutsche Bank, where he was head of fixed income and credit research Asia Pacific and head of macro research and strategy Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this he held a ...

Multi-asset expectations fall: Zenith

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... Yap highlights that portfolios have also become less efficient. "Traditionally, investors retained an exposure to fixed income assets not solely for income generating purposes, but also for their defensive characteristics," Yap said. "Key amongst these ...

Australian investors retreating to domestic assets

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... investors in exchange-traded products (ETPs) are reporting an increasing preference for Australian equities, cash, fixed income and gold in an uncertain global political environment. According to VanEck research, particularly due to the uncertainty surrounding ...

Managed accounts boost income by 77%: case study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... comprising Australian and international equities (35%), term deposits (15%), an income fund (25%)and the Mason Stevens Fixed Income Model Portfolio (25%), the couple saw a 77% uplift: $919 a week, $47,790 a year. The Mason Stevens Australian Fixed Income ...

Principal fund receives strong ratings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
Principal Global Investors' fixed income Global Credit Opportunities Fund has received ratings from both Lonsec and SQM Research. The fund has been labeled 'Recommended' by Lonsec for the third consecutive review, while it has maintained a 'Superior' ...

The infrastructure benchmark challenge

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... are currently benchmarking their infrastructure investments. Bahceci spoke to a group of investors who are using a fixed income benchmark to measure their infrastructure performance, with a number of institutions moving allocations from fixed income ...

Eaton Vance acquires $16bn fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... investments in apartheid-era South Africa. Calvert provides actively and passively-managed US equity, global equity and fixed income strategies. Should the acquisition go ahead, the company will operate as Eaton Vance affiliate Calvert Research and Management. ...

BTIM adds to executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... having previously worked for BT in both Sydney and New York as senior vice-president, currency overlay and global fixed income between 1993 and 2000. Most recently Matthew served as head of the institutional pensions team at Goldman Sachs in New York ...

Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... understand the Australian bond market. Addressing the bank's ninth Annual Global Markets Conference in Sydney, CBA head of fixed income research Adam Donaldson noted the appeal of Australian bond markets in a low-growth environment. The bank believes ...

JANA strengthens consultancy team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... appointed Michael Donohue as a consult to some of the firm's largest advisory clients, also becoming a member of the fixed income, cash and currency research teams. Donohue was most recently general manager, network sales and relationships at ME Bank ...