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SGX improves bonds trading

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... lure more institutional investors to trade Singaporean bonds by improving the listing, trading and distribution of fixed income products. By the first quarter of next year, SGX expects to offer an on-exchange secondary market for individual and institutional ...

BNY Mellon names asset management chief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
BNY Mellon has hired former BlackRock fixed income chief investment officer, Curtis Arledge, as vice chair of the corporation and chief executive of its asset management division. Arledge was previously chief investment officer of BlackRock's fundamental ...

Alaska SWF beats target return by 2pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... at the SWF, said the investment team is especially pleased with its bond portfolio. The Alaska Permanent Fund's US fixed income portfolio returned 11.5 per cent for the financial year as the Barclay's Aggregate Bond Index posted 9.5 per cent. "Last year ...

NZ Super pips Aus through intl equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... bulk of the fund's portfolio is invested in international equities (around $5.7 billion), followed by international fixed income (more than $2 billion) with the rest spread across property and timber, among others. At the end of June, the fund's foreign ...

INGIM global emerging markets fund under new team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... 550 basis points. The same product has been awarded the Asian Investor Investment Performance Award for 2010 (Asia Fixed Income Category) and the 'Best Bond Asia Pacific Fund over 10 years' by Lipper.

Citigroup hires Macq compliance exec

CITIGROUP MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... officer for Australia and New Zealand. She joins from Macquarie Group where she was global head of compliance for fixed income, currencies and commodities. Turner will report to Peter Monaci, head of compliance and control for Asia Pacific in Hong Kong. ...

SSgA cuts securities lending on fixed income funds

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
State Street Global Advisors has discontinued its securities lending program for a range of UCITS fixed income funds. SSgA, a prominent securities lender, announced on the Irish Stock Exchange last week that it had stopped its securities lending program ...

Omega hires Vanguard exec

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
Specialist fixed income manager Omega Global Investors has appointed former Vanguard executive Shan Kwee as portfolio manager. Kwee will be responsible for portfolio construction and management, system design and development, attribution analysis, risk ...

HFA renames to CERTITUDE Global Investments

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... evolve," he said. "We're looking to bring to market highly liquid and transparent including international equities, fixed income and property." The active funds management group is also expanding its client-base beyond traditional IFA-sourced retail ...

Omega wins Medibank and Telstra Super mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Specialist fixed income manager Omega Global Investors has won a $50 million mandate from Medibank and a second from Telstra Super for an undisclosed sum. The $50 million from Medibank will be invested in a global bonds mandate. Medibank treasurer ...