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Higher US interest rates possible on downgrade

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
A ratings downgrade of US sovereign debt would likely result in higher interest rates, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group said today. Financial markets are again in decline, spooked by the threat of the US losing its AAA rating on Treasury securities ...

Fund manager recommends less defensive retirement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... retirement portfolio might feature 70% in defensive assets with the old investment mantra that you should hold your age in fixed income. "We would argue that you could still maintain your growth exposure, if there's defensive, hard assets and growth ...

Western Asset brings in fixed income manager

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... Asset Management, owned by legg mason, has appointed experienced portfolio manager Damon Shinnick to its Australian fixed income team. Shinnick joins as a portfolio manager and senior credit analyst focusing on the Australian and New Zealand markets ...

State Super CEO heads to Schroders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... the business," said Greg Cooper, chief executive officer, Schroders. Schroders has also added two new faces to its fixed income team with the arrival of Stuart Gray from Aberdeen Asset Management and Alicia Low from Standard & Poor's. Gray joins as fund ...

PIMCO urges SMSFs to get active

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... income and reducing portfolio volatility," said Peter Dorrian, head of global wealth management, PIMCO. Although fixed income indices make good benchmarks, they do not necessarily translate to the best investment strategy. "Lonsec has observed the emergence ...

Fidelity sees market ripe for growth investments

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... of the movements of competitors and consumers worldwide. The fund can also call upon the assistance of Fidelity's fixed income team to help navigate the escalating global debt crisis. "It looks like there's some big macro clouds that will be around for ...

Govt invites input on move to halve tax on savings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... AMP Capital's Head of Retail Distribution, said last month that the investment flight to safety had returned with fixed income increasing in popularity. "Term deposit rates at 6.5% are an attractive place to be," he said. In particular, self-managed ...

nabInvest makes first move in global equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... time and we now have a footprint in a range of major asset classes, including Australian equities, global equities, fixed income, real estate and private equity," said Garry Mulcahy, chief executive, nabInvest.

Aberdeen eyes insto cash for new Asian property fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... products made returns between 13.3% and 25.7% last year. "Having built a substantial specialist equity and now a growing fixed income business over the past twenty years, property stands as the next asset class that is ripe for expansion," said Hugh ...

Investment head concerned by super approach

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... over $719 billion in global FUM and offers a 'multi expert business model' in the Australian market with equities, fixed income private equity and real estate products available to institutional investors.