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Man Group appoints EM debt head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... OssA(C)s joins Man GLG from HSBC Asset Management, where he was working from 2011 overseeing the firm's emerging markets fixed income business. Before HSBC, he held roles at PIMCO, Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank. OssA(C)s will report to Man GLG co-chief ...

Time running out to book places for Chief Economists Forum

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... economist Bob Baur, Australian Industry Group chief economist Julia Toth and RBC Capital Markets head of economics and fixed income strategy Su Lin Ong. "Whether China has a hard landing and whether it can manage to keep its currency stable is likely ...

AMP Capital names global equities head

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... roles at Pioneer Investments. He will join AMP Capital in March 2016 and report to AMP Capital global equities and fixed income chief investment officer Mark Beardow. Beardow said: "I'm delighted that we've been able to secure a leader of the highest ...

JPMorgan Global Strategic Bond Fund added to more platforms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
Unconstrained fixed income solution, the JPMorgan Global Strategic Bond Fund, has been added to the AMP and netwealth platforms. The fund was added to the BT, Asgard, IOOF, Colonial, Macquarie and ANZ wrap platforms earlier in the year. "We've had significant ...

Colonial First State appoints new alternatives manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... FirstChoice investments Scott Tully said the decision to add GAM was based on its ability to manage an absolute return fixed income mandate. "They [GAM] have managed an allocation within the FirstChoice Alternatives portfolio since 2011. We have built ...

FIIG launches adviser services

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... provide products, education and adviser-specific technology to assist with the implementation and ongoing management of fixed income investments in advice practices. Explaining the new division (and describing it as a "plug-in service"), FIIG head of ...

Hedge funds under cost pressure from brokers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... execution and reducing repo financing and overall leverage. Fund managers using strategies such as distressed credit, fixed income and global macro - which can be balance-sheet intensive from the prime brokers' perspective - have been among those who ...

Registrations for 2016 Chief Economists Forum open

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... economist Bob Baur, Australian Industry Group chief economist Julia Toth and RBC Capital Markets head of economics and fixed income strategy Su Lin Ong have been confirmed on the bill to give their forecasts. The audience will also hear insights from ...

Pension funds globally face solvency issues

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... valuations, the amount of assets will fall and the magnitude of the fall depends on the portfolio share invested in fixed income securities." The OECD director said on top of low interest rates that "will last longer than most of you in the room will ...

New alternative beta fund answers hedge fund short-comings

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
Amid poor fixed income returns, the need for alternatives in today's portfolios is being recognised by mainstream investors. But high fees, a lack of transparency, little capacity in top performing products and inconsistent returns from skill based ...