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AMP Capital joins mFund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... foundation members in 2015," Irvine said. The funds AMP has added to mFund are across a range of asset classes including fixed income, equities, property and infrastructure. The funds are connected to the service through OneVue as the funds' unit registry ...

Don't underestimate LNG boom: BNP Paribas

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... natural gas (LNG) to fill the hole left by iron ore, coal, and other commodities, according to BNP Paribas head of fixed income in Australia James Hayes. Hayes said there is a tendency to overlook the LNG sector, perhaps because of a long construction ...

Altius launches ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... November. Altius chief investment officer Bill Bovingdon said that investors seeking responsible investment choices in fixed income have had few options available to them. "Unfortunately there are limited investment options available to investors looking ...

Investors blind to arbitrage opportunity in emerging market debt

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... markets have strengthened the case for investors to look to emerging markets for an inflation-beating return on their fixed income portfolio. Even in Australia, where rates are comparatively high, opportunities for bond investors have become more limited ...

AllianceBernstein hires Australia retail sales manager

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... received this year, which include a mandate from Catholic Super for its Managed Volatility Equities Fund and major fixed income and equities mandates for other institutional clients. AllianceBernstein has launched four retail funds since 2013: including ...

FIIG nabs JB Were head of advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... very important part of this is helping them to preserve their capital and income streams by participating in the fixed income market." FIIG has more than $11 billion in term deposits and corporate bonds under advice in its short-term money market, bonds ...

Van Eyk exec resurfaces at SQM Research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
SQM Research has appointed a former van Eyk executive to the role of head of research to head the business' fixed income and alternatives team of analysts. Robert da Silva was van Eyk head of research and deputy chief investment officer before the research ...

Bond experts reiterate need for flexible duration strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... duration is the key to reducing risk as the 30-year bond market bull-run comes to a close, according to a number of fixed income experts. Interest rates in many countries reached historical lows in recent years as central banks aggressively cut rates ...

Franklin Templeton appoints institutional sales manager

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... acquisition of Australian equity manager Balanced Equity Management in 2011, K2 Advisors in 2012 and adding Australian fixed income specialists this year, it is important to have the right team in place to meet the demands of our clients and address ...

Bloomberg takes full control of UBS indices

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... NZD bonds, representing a total market value of over $1 trillion. They are used as benchmarks for the majority of fixed income funds in Australia. First State Super, has been among the first to transition to the Bloomberg AusBond Indexes, along with ...