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Principal appoints Australian country head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
A global asset manager has appointed a new country head for its $4.5 billion Australian business. Principal Global Investors Australia is welcoming Helen de Mestre in the top job. Mestre was previously a managing director, leading relationship management ...

Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
Retail investors predict the trajectory of the local share market will be flat in 2019, but expect to be rewarded with modest returns, Investment Trends' latest survey shows. The 2195 investors canvassed in the monthly Investor Intentions Index ...

Westpac names independent director

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
Westpac appointed an international banking executive to its board as an independent non-executive director. Anita Fung joins the banking group on 1 October 2018; she will also join the bank's risk and compliance committee, and its Asia advisory board. ...

Westpac investment arm awards real estate mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
A $10 billion investment arm of Westpac has awarded a mandate to a multi-asset manager, as it broadens its approach to listed real estate assets. Principal Global Investors Australia said it has picked up a number of investment mandates, including from ...

RARE wins mandate from $182bn US manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
RARE Infrastructure was awarded an infrastructure income mandate by a US-based global multi-manager which oversees more than $182 billion in funds. Principal Funds chose RARE's infrastructure income strategy for part of its $5 billion Diversified Real ...

Global asset manager rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
Natixis Asset Management will rebrand to Ostrum Asset Management as of April 3 in a bid to expand its partnerships and refocus its investment strategies. The move is part of the asset manager's European parent, Natixis Investment Managers, aligning ...

Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Principal Global Investors chief global economist Bob Baur warns investors that 2018 will unlikely deliver the euphoric levels of financial market returns experienced in 2017. Speaking at this morning's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, Baur ...

Natixis IM appoints insto sales director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
Natixis Investment Managers has made an addition to its institutional sales team. Chris Spinos has been appointed as director of institutional sales, responsible for marketing and selling Natixis' range of affiliate strategies. Based in Sydney, Spinos ...

Only way is up for global economy: Baur

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
Giving his 2018 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum preview, Principal Global Investors chief global economist Bob Baur says it's hard to find any near-term threats to the global economy. Speaking to Financial Standard, Baur said the world economy ...

William Blair distribution head takes on role at Deutsche AM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
William Blair's head of Australia and New Zealand institutional distribution is leaving the firm after five years to take on a new role at Deutsche Asset Management. Alex Francois is now director of sales - asset management at Deutsche AM. Prior to ...