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Russell appoints global CIO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... committee. Hussey has more than two decades of asset management experience with Russell, including a decade as CIO of fixed income, during which he had direct responsibility for more than $60 billion in assets and oversight of the firm's cash management ...

Bank levy upsets senior lobby

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Lobby group National Seniors Australia have criticised the government's plan to put a 0.05% levy on bank deposits in 2016, saying it will force pensioners into riskier investment alternatives. National Seniors Australia chief executive Michael O'Neill ...

AMP adds new funds to North platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... Guarantee. The funds, called the North Guardian range, will invest in a mix of Australian and international equities, fixed income and cash with underlying investment options which include growth, balanced and moderately defensive options. AMP has also ...

Nikko consolidates Asian growth with key appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... Winson Fong will be head of China strategies at Nikko AM Asia, Shivaz Rai joined as investment director for Asian fixed income and Tian Sing Wee as risk manager. This follows James Alexander's appointment last month in Australia, who joined Tyndall AM ...

Super funds urged to rethink 70/30 structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... SSgA said that last year's high returns masked risks, such as the marked rise in bond yields and resultant loss in fixed income, coinciding with a fall in equity markets. "We need to focus instead on one end game over an enduring period of time, accounting ...

Balanced funds ill-suited for fixed income blow-up

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... director of client strategies for Asia Pacific Scott Fletcher. The asset allocation expert says that the changing fixed income environment will be best negotiated by a flexible and pragmatic asset allocation strategy that is well diversified across a ...

Standard Life Inv GARS manager in shock exit

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... Munro has left the company to join UK life firm Aviva as chief executive. As global head of multi-asset investing and fixed income at the firm, Munro was instrumental in developing the strategy behind one of the UK market's fastest selling investments ...

Zenith recommends BT alpha fixed interest fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
BT Investment Management's (BTIM's) Pure Alpha Fixed Income Fund has been given the 'recommended' rating by investment researcher Zenith Investment Partners. The fund invests mainly in the Australian and New Zealand fixed interest markets, predominantly ...

FIIG to manage $30m bond issue for listed childcare company

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
Fixed income broker FIIG Securities will be the sole lead arranger for listed childcare provider G8 Education's latest wholesale bond issue. The ASX200 child services specialist aims to raise a minimum of $30 million from the bond issue. The bond issue ...

Henderson to grow local presence through "buy and build" approach

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... the launch of a number of its globally diversified strategies, principally its Global Growth fund and two global fixed income funds. "We're tapping into the global capabilities offered by the global businesses with the support of local expertise on the ...