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BlackRock launches sovereign risk management fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... US, which is causing Australian institutions to look for new ways to help manage the effects of increasing risk in fixed income portfolios," Steve Miller, head of fixed income, BlackRock Australia. Miller also maintained the fund was suited to market ...

BlackRock wins $3.8 billion VicSuper mandates

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... fastest growing public offer superannuation funds. BlackRock will manage the index mandates across Australian equity, fixed income, cash, and global fixed income. The mandates represent almost half of VicSuper's assets under management which, at 30 June ...

Super industry responds to MYEFO

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... market they can't be relied on to provide bedrock or lifetime retirement income, and need to be supplemented with fixed income investments capable of providing guaranteed income payments each month." Treasury said it would extend the drawdown relief ...

FIIG Securities appoints director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
FIIG Securities has appointed Andrew Gordon as director, fixed income research at its Sydney office. Gordon will be responsible for analysing the fixed-income securities of Australian corporations and US banks for FIIG Securities' clients. Before joining ...

Flight to quality boosts PIMCO inflows

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... risky assets such as shares," said Peter Dorrian, head of Global Wealth Management, PIMCO. "Australian and global fixed income remain the core allocation of fixed income portfolios but there has also been increasing interest in corporate debt and high ...

Challenger appoints head of Boutique Partnerships

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... and international equities. Challenger's Boutique Partnerships has a range of varied asset classes including three fixed income boutiques, four Australian equities boutiques, one international equities boutique and two boutiques focusing on Australian ...

Morgan Stanley slapped with US $1 million fine

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... also ordered to revise its written supervisory procedures regarding supervisory review of markups and markdowns in fixed income transactions with its customers. While neither admitting to, nor denying the charges against it, Morgan Stanley has consented ...

Global ETPs hits $1.58 trillion

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... to date. This represents a 23% increase in the number of providers from 66 in December 2010 to 81 in October 2011. Fixed income remains the only major asset class with a perfect record of inflows for every month during 2011, attracting US$4.6 billion ...

Investment the way of the future, says ANZ chief economist

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... particularly for older people, and we should be increasingly looking into putting more of our investment money into fixed income, and fixed income like assets," he said. "The story is an infrastructure story, globally and here in Australia, and one area ...

Aberdeen focuses on evolving market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... Jollie. James told Financial Standard that while Aberdeen is is strongly placed in its focus markets of equities and fixed income solutions, the group is also looking to expand somewhat into retirement income products as the market evolves. "We are conscious ...