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Surprise tapering delay boosts Australian shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... dovish approach, Elliot now expects the RBA to hold off on a widely expected cut to interest rates in November. Grant Forster, chief executive of Principal Global Investors, said that the Fed's decision will put on hold the move towards short yield in ...

DB schemes decline post-GFC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... members, while 20% of those have frozen the defined benefits at the current wage, regardless of age. According to Grant Forster, chief executive of Principal Global Investors, the company that commissioned the survey, the movement away from DB has been ...

Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... it onto individuals; the trouble is individuals don't know how to manage their investments," PGI chief executive Grant Forster said. "The industry has not been focused enough on segregating investors with different needs; retail funds have 70 years olds ...

Principal Global Investors appoints COO

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... operating officer and head of product, Australia. In his role, Smyth will work with Australian chief executive, Grant Forster to develop strategy and operational infrastructure to drive business growth. "Peter's appointment to this newly created role ...

No risk of a double-dip recession: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... and Japan at 6 per cent. Australian fund manager Principal Global Investors is especially bullish on US equities. Grant Forster, chief executive, said he expects growth of between 10 and 20 per cent in the S&P 500 index. "The US equities market is one ...

Principal boutique launches currency fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... absolute return strategies that give investors the confidence to increase their long term exposure to currencies," said Grant Forster, chief executive of Principal Global Investors in Australia. "Simply using currencies as an overlay function to limit ...

The disappearing act of lose-lose funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... get bigger until the global economy bounces back. Dog fights are inevitable, in the meanwhile," noted the report. Grant Forster, chief executive of Principal, said that having a strong fiduciary overlay on the firm's suite of boutique funds is certainly ...

PGI fund placed on FirstChoice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... Investors' flagship property securities fund has been included in Colonial First State's platform, FirstChoice. Grant Forster, chief executive for Principal Global Investors Australian said the Principal Property Securities Fund has a "proven track record" ...

Principal buys $16.5b value fund

... billion (US$14 billion) in funds under management, for $88.8 million (US$75 million). PGI Australia's chief executive Grant Forster said that the deal will allow them to offer more absolute return strategies, which have gained much traction in the past ...

Principal kicks off global listed property fund

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
... we see enormous value in bringing our expertise managing global real estate assets to Australian investors," said Grant Forster, chief executive officer of Principal Global Investors Australia. "The Principal Global Property Securities Fund brings together ...