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Loomis Sayles wins super fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... mortgage and structured finance: core securitised, high yield securitised credit, investment grade securitised credit and pure agency mortgage-backed securities. Statewide chief investment officer Con Michalakis said Loomis Sayles was awarded the mandate ...

MAX finalists named, voting open

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... the betterment of the industry and consumers. This year, the awards feature 110 finalists across 22 categories including Agency Campaign of the Year, Agency Executive of the Year, Community Initiative of the Year, Distribution Team of the Year, Financial ...

Chief economist update: The Fed and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... us to start talking about adjusting those purchases [the Fed's US$120 billion monthly purchases of US Treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities] while at the same time repeating his expectation that the US central bank will have to start raising ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... maintain the status quo -- federal funds rate at 0-0.25% increase its bond purchases by at least US$80 billion a month and agency mortgage-backed securities by around US$40 billion monthly. "...I know that it's not easy, to be calm when you've ...

ASIC appoints new chair, deputy chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... next ASIC chair and Sarah Court as an additional deputy chair," outgoing chair Shipton said. "Joe is known to many at the agency from his time as national director of enforcement from 1996-2000 and subsequent interactions as a lawyer at Herbert Smith ...

Mainstream posts record quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... expect to see ongoing demand for our scale and expertise in functional outsourcing in areas such as unit registry (transfer agency), middle office and custody." On April 26, Mainstream's board recommended SS&C $286 million acquisition bid for the company. ...

Final days to nominate in 2021 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... industry who have achieved excellence in marketing, advertising and sales. The awards feature 22 categories, including Agency Campaign of the Year, Agency Executive of the Year, Community Initiative of the Year, Distribution Team of the Year, Financial ...

Mercer adds investment, superannuation experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... Minto is currently the chair of Swiss Re and Partners Life, and sits on the boards of the National Disability Insurance Agency and Dai-ichi Life Asia Pacific. Just yesterday it was announced Minto had departed Equity Trustees where he held the role of ...

Boutique hires fund services lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... assistant manager and legal counsel before it was taken over by Perpetual. AMAL provides loan servicing, corporate trust and agency services. It has some $16 billion in funds under administration for Australian and New Zealand clients that range from ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... to 1/4 percent... will continue to increase its holdings of Treasury securities by at least $80 billion per month and of agency mortgage-backed securities by at least $40 billion per month," the Fed said. This really is no surprise, especially if one's ...