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Currency replaces fixed income

... take a leaf out of a practice overseas where institutional investors are allocating a proportion of their fixed income portfolio into currency. "We had some very early investors within Europe. One mainland Europe investor was viewing this as very much ...

Bridges takes over as Scobie departs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
Peter Scobie has bid farewell to his position as head of fixed interest at Suncorp/Tyndall to take up the role of associate director - global fixed interest credit at QIC. Meanwhile ex-Tyndall head of fixed income and bonds, Roger Bridges, has moved ...

Western Asset repositions for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Global fixed income manager, Western Asset Management, has weighted its portfolio towards European financial investment grade credit and mortgage backed securities to continue its positive return performance in 2008. "In terms of strategy we're going ...

INGIM appoints fixed income head

ING Investment Management (INGIM) has appointed Greg Michel as the new director of fixed income (Australia) following the promotion of James Wright to the new role of chief investment officer, asset strategies and alternatives, in October. Michel previously ...

CFS awards $450m portable alpha mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
Colonial First State's (CFS) FirstChoice platform has awarded Franklin Templeton Investments a A$450 million fixed income portable alpha mandate. The mandate is part of First Choice's Multi Manager Fixed Interest portfolio. Franklin Templeton will pair ...

The many faces of income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
Retirees should diversify their income portfolios because income-type products are not like they used to be. Bruce Murphy, head of distribution at Macquarie Funds Management, urged investors to go back to the basics of income investing and start questioning ...

Mercer appoints ex-RBA exec as principal

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... Australia (RBA). She also spent time in the RBA's London office, as manager of the Bank's EUR8 billion European fixed income portfolio and worked as a consultant at the Bank of England, specialising in risk management for derivatives portfolios. Simon ...

Schroders appoints former UBS fixed income director

... fixed income. Kellie will work closely with Doyle and Hayden Briscoe, ex-Colonial who joined Schroders as a fixed income portfolio manager in October last year. Michelle Baltazar

Don't put all your credit in one basket

... corporates will see healthy cash flows and historically low default rates," said Gavin Goodhand, the group's fixed income portfolio manager. But he added that there is a risk that in late 2007 and early 2008, credit spreads will under perform resulting ...

Schroders beefs up distribution

... July as the new head of product and marketing. Hayden Briscoe also joined from Colonial in October as a fixed income portfolio manager. Greg Cooper, Schroders chief executive, said the hiring spree was to ensure the company has all the resources it needs ...