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OC picks up distribution head from BT

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... established by well-known investor Crispin Odey in 1991), M&A specialist investment manager Imperia Investment Group and fixed interest house Mutual Limited.

FSC report backs case for Asia Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... The largest source of inflows are fund managers, at a 37.5%, followed by pension funds, which represent 31.6%. Fixed interest and cash attracted 49% of offshore fund flows, followed by 19% in Australian shares. The report builds on data collected from ...

Former Goldman Sachs exec to head REST in-house equities team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... platform as part of that." This is not REST's first in-house investment operation. The fund took some cash and fixed interest management in-house in 1997. A property team was formed in 2001, and an infrastructure team in 2004. Altogether, about 15% of ...

Half of all SMSF assets in retirement phase

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... capital that could be used to fund infrastructure development," the report said. It added that the availability of a fixed interest inflation indexed investment backed by the highest credit rating available in the Australian market would provide liquidity ...

Tapering still some way off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... underweight, to slightly overweight duration, meaning its portfolios are more sensitive to interest rate movements. Fixed interest managers around the world are holding shorter-dated bonds than is usual in anticipation of a rate hike. "The US economy ...

GSAM launches flexible global bond fund in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... distribution Jessica Jones added that with savings rates in Australia declining, investors are looking for options in the fixed interest market. "We think a flexible, global fixed income fund which targets strong excess returns over cash should be considered ...

ANU fund adopts ethical investment guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... balanced mandate with exposure to all the major asset classes including local and overseas equities, property, fixed interest, alternative investments and cash which are overseen by a five person team that includes an investment director, equities, property ...

UBS nabs head of Investment Strategy from CFS

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... State investment specialist as head of Investment Strategy. Tracey McNaughton was a senior investment specialist of fixed interest, credit and cash at Colonial First State for three years and has now been appointed head of Investment Strategy at UBS ...

Funds market climbs 12.7% to $1.6tr

STAFF WRITERS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... But showing how quickly the market dynamics can stall for previously hot sectors, Rainmaker's research revealed fixed interest to now be among the slowest growing asset classes.

Laminar awarded hedge fund of the year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
... of the year award for its Laminar Credit Opportunities Fund at a ceremony at The Star in Sydney yesterday. The fixed interest fund invests in a range of corporate bonds, bank debt, credit derivatives, bank loans, commercial paper, hybrid securities and ...