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Fund managers feast on billion-dollar debt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... billion on Tuesday night, split between 10-year and five-year bonds. Rob Meade, head of portfolio management in Australia for PIMCO said there is a lot of appetite globally for Australian borrowers. "That's one big theme that's gaining traction," he ...

PAS mandate review completed

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... up. Currently PAS employs over 20 fund managers to manage its investment portfolio including Vanguard Investment Australia for Australian shares, BlackRock Investment Management for its liquid alternatives and Schroder Investment Management for bonds. ...

PAS taps board diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... fund to maintain a gender diverse board as it creates a stronger focus on the superannuation gap that exists in Australia for female workers. "The unfortunate reality of Australia's superannuation system is that females lag behind their male counterparts ...

Aust Unity boutiques cautious on year ahead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... well in 2010 because of the interest rate rises," "We don't see much interest rate action by the Reserve Bank of Australia for the foreseeable future and in the US, the Federal Reserve seems solely focused on employment figures at the moment. "We see ...

AIA to hire 27 for customer service

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... expectations, and to structure the firms' teams to support business partners. AIA Australia has been operating in Australia for over 40 years. It is a subsidiary of the AIA Group and a specialist provider of life insurance products. Through a network ...

Mercer global CIO joins AXA IM

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... Mercer in 1986) and has extensive experience working with Australian superannuation funds. Gardener is well known in Australia for his views on governance, alignment of interest and where superannuation funds should be looking to access alpha opportunities. ...

North gets S&P very strong rating

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... product offering in the Australian market. "The product represents a valuable addition to the product landscape in Australia for the pre-retiree and retiree investor segment," he said.

INGIM builds distribution from ground up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... follow the acquisition last year of ING Australia by its joint venture partner, ANZ. INGIM has previously used ING Australia for distribution into the retail market but, following the INGA/ANZ merger, will, for the first time, have its own distribution ...

Amundi wins mandate for volatility strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... has signed a new local institutional client to its volatility strategy. Richard Borysiewicz, chief executive in Australia for Amundi Asset Management, said he couldn't reveal the new institutional client but expected to implement the funding into the ...

S&P backs Schroders team after departure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
... following the resignation of senior portfolio manager Randal Jenneke. Jenneke worked at Schroders Investment Management Australia for nine years but resigned to pursue an opportunity to head up the Australian equities division at another fund manager ...