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Aussie downgrades likely as S&P reviews rating system

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
Ratings agency Standard and Poor's is reviewing its rating methods, a move likely to lead to downgrades not only of the Big Four banks but of Australia's entire banking industry. The ratings agency has been canvassing industry opinion from around the ...

Fund managers feast on billion-dollar debt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Corporate debt issuance has surged this year giving fund managers billions of dollars worth of diversification in the fixed income market, leading experts have said. Bond fund giant Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO) estimates about US$18 billion ...

Japan bond jitters keep funds guessing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... the situation, though most are unwilling to speak about what the impact will be as the situation is still very fresh. Rob Mead, Head of Portfolio Management Australia at PIMCO, said Japanese sending funds home could account for some treasury selling. ...

RMBS under the spotlight

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
While liquidity has improved in Australia's residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market, more needs to be done to boost the attractiveness and stability of the sector, said an industry expert. Jeff Brunton, head of capital markets at AMP Capital ...

Clash of the titans on housing bubble

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
The debate over an Australian housing bubble resurfaced this week and two of the world's leading investment houses are on opposite sides of the argument. GMO's Jeremy Grantham, a self-confessed student of asset price bubbles and an outspoken believer ...

Infra bonds get conditional industry support

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... structured to reduce tax costs would receive little benefit from the proposal. PIMCO also offered conditional support. Rob Mead, head of portfolio management, at the bond manager said, "Broader investment into the bond asset class, including government ...

PIMCO promotes to fill gap in portfolio team

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
... internally to replace Kumar Palghat who recently left the team after several years as head of portfolio management Australia. Rob Mead, head of European credit portfolio management and based in PIMCO's Munich office, will take on dual roles as head of ...
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