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MLC adds eight debt managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
... was part of the broader global bond sector. The firm has also classified debt securities into three categories: investment grade bonds, non-investment grade bond and inflation-linked bonds. Allocations to investment grade and inflation-linked bonds will ...

GSJBWAM Aussie equities wins rating upgrades

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... after gaining another rating upgrade from Lonsec. Lonsec upgraded the GSJBW Australian equities portfolio from 'investment grade' to 'recommended'. This is the second upgrade the Australian equities team has received from Lonsec. Phil Gardner, head of ...

Wellington and Omega win ING mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... fundamentally cheap. "The Optimix team believe we are presented with an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to global investment grade credit. "With this in mind the decision was made to introduce an investment grade corporate bond mandate into the ...

EQT and PIMCO get van Eyk tick

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... credit as an independent sector. The decision to do so was driven by the attractive opportunities available across investment grade corporate bonds, as well as the growing client interest in credit investments during late 2008 and early 2009. "Thorough ...

Ipac funnels $50m into alts

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... management at the end of June, the time is ripe to add corporate debt securities - including those that are non-investment grade - and mortgage securities to clients' portfolios, as some offer better returns than equities in the short to medium term. ...

All PE signs point to China

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... level of experience and professionalism where more than 100 of those managers are considered to be institutional investment grade. Adveq predicts that, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, the Asian private equity market will continue to ...

QIC boosts fixed interest team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... appointed Andrew Ticehurst as senior portfolio manager, GFI Macro and Max Bulloch as senior portfolio manager, Investment Grade Credit. The appointments were made after a global search to find the right skill set to complement the growing GFI team which ...

ESSSuper reviews Aussie eq, eyes alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... look to provide a growth return, but with less volatility. These "alternative - growth" assets currently include investment grade credit, listed property, hedge funds, private equity and infrastructure. The fund may also consider tapping timber and commodity ...

QIC's Buckley to expand role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... resignations, QIC hired former partner at Cheyne Capital Management, Max Bulloch, as senior portfolio manager, investment grade credit. Bulloch worked at Cheyne Capital Management in London, managing more than $1.2 billion.

Get into corporate bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... "The relatively high level of corporate bond yields implies an expectation of record high levels of defaults by investment grade corporate issuers, and whilst the economic environment is currently weak and challenges remain, we do not envisage anywhere ...