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BNPP IP launches global fixed income fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... Investment Partners (BNPP IP) has launched a new single-manager multi-strategy global fixed income fund. The FFTW Absolute Return Fixed Income Trust is provided by BNP-owned Fisher Francis Trees and Watts (FFTW), a global investment management firm with ...

Standard Life adds to multi asset team

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... highly skilled strategic analyst with a wealth of experience in equities and equity derivatives," Stern said. "Our Absolute Return and Multi Asset mandates draw on a range of sophisticated investment strategies investing across all asset classes. "Over ...

BMO to manage ESG for $53bn NZ funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... like-minded global investors. BMO opened its Australian office in July 2013 and operates both the BMO Pyrford Global Absolute Return Fund and BMO LGM Global Emerging Markets Growth and Income Fund. It continues to service both institutional and intermediary ...

Tassie RBF awards GAM $100m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... Tasmanian public sector superannuation fund, the Retirement Benefits Fund (RBF), has invested $100 million in the GAM Absolute Return Bond Defensive Fund. GAM's unconstrained bond strategy is a "go-anywhere" bond fund which, via the use of derivatives ...

Western unconstrained strategy wins first mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... disappoints investors," he said. "Naturally, these unconstrained funds are not always going to provide a positive absolute return, but hopefully over the market cycle the strong members of the peer group will deliver that type of return." Speaking about ...

Fulcrum launches multi-asset inflation plus fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... London-based Fulcrum Asset Management has launched a global multi-asset fund for local investors. The Fulcrum Diversified Absolute Return Fund is based on the existing Fulcrum Diversified Absolute Return strategy, which was launched in the UK in 2008. ...

Standard Life funds added to MLC wrap

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... Investments funds have been added to MLC's platform. The Global Absolute Returns Strategies Australian Trust and Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies Australian Trust were established in 2006 and 2011 respectively. Both funds are aimed at investors ...

Standard Life absolute return bond fund added to platform

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
The Standard Life Investments Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies (ARGBS) has been added to the Macquarie Wrap platform. ARGBS is the second multi-asset fund from Standard Life Investments available to wholesale investors, following strong demand ...

Invesco launches multi-asset targeted return fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... highly diversified, risk-managed portfolio," Invesco said. Often compared to the Standard Life Investment Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) Fund, the investment approach is to blend a portfolio of around 20-30 ideas. "We start with the idea and ...

European insurers attract dividend seekers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... funds under management. In Australia it manages $1.7 billion comprised mainly of international bonds supported by absolute return and hedge funds capability.