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Instos too slow to make investment decisions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... expected to increase their allocation to alternative assets as opposed to more traditional asset classes such as fixed income (22%) or equities (19%). Meanwhile, 42% of respondents expected the size of their equities portfolios to decrease. AMP Capital ...

PROFILE: Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of fixed income for Asia-Pacific Philip Moffitt

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... not, as passive fund proponents would assert, by lucky ones. It is therefore refreshing that Philip Moffitt, head of Fixed Income Asia-Pacific and chief executive of Australia and New Zealand, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, is not afraid to acknowledge ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... of its October board meeting, while RBA deputy governor Philip Lowe addresses the Commonwealth Bank's Australasian Fixed Income conference in Sydney. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases September's International merchandise imports data. ...

Singapore CPF tightens fee caps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... and bonds) have also been reduced 20 basis points from 1.75% to 1.55%. Fee caps in the low to medium risk category (fixed income and bonds) have also been reduced 20 basis points to 0.95%. But the fee cap in the lowest risk category for money market ...

FTSE and ASFA launch Australian bond indices

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
FTSE Group has collaborated with the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) to launch a set of fixed income benchmarks covering the various segments of the Australian bond market. The FTSE ASFA Australia Bond Index Series will provide ...

Unexpected impact of tech on US monetary policy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... cheap labour much more challenging," he said. Barry Knapp, head of thematic strategies in the company's Americas fixed income team said: "The US could be in for quite a boom period from technology-related productivity gains."

Standard Life Investments names head of new infra debt team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... and broaden Standard Life Investments' capabilities in this area," MacDonald said. The Standard Life Investments' fixed income team manages in excess of A£29.5 billion ($54.1 billion) investment grade credit, of which around A£3 billion ($5.5 billion) ...

BlackRock opens global fixed income fund to local investors

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
BlackRock has opened its Fixed Income Global Opportunities Fund (FIGO) to Australian investors. FIGO is a flexible global multi-sector fixed income strategy that seeks to achieve a positive total return. While the fund is not tied to a benchmark, it ...

Morningstar names two new analysts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... senior investment analyst at EFG Asset Management for three years, responsible for selection and monitoring of equity, fixed income, and property funds. He has also worked in assistant portfolio manager and analyst roles at Schroders, Credit Suisse ...

YBR Funds Management rebrands, launches new fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... under the new name 'Smarter Money Investments Pty Ltd' (SMI). The rebranding also coincides with the launch of a new fixed income fund, Smarter Money Higher Income Fund, which focuses on Australian floating-rate notes. It also coincides with the funds ...