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FirstChoice platform offers PIMCO bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... invest in non-investment grade fixed interest securities and emerging markets. It is benchmarked against the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index hedged into Australian dollars. The firm emphasises active decision making with a long-term focus and ...

VicSuper adopts fresh approach to sovereign exposure

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... Working with investment adviser Towers Watson, fund manager BlackRock Investment Management and index provider Barclays Capital, VicSuper has customised a new benchmark index by combining a tightly constrained sovereign benchmark with the credit exposures ...

Corporate bonds stagnant in Australia

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... they still need to be aware of the sector's risks. Corporate and securitised bonds comprise $55bn or 10% of the Barclays Capital Australian Aggregate Bond Index. Tim Haywood, investment director business-unit head for fixed income at GAM said that the ...

Australia lags on commodities investments

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... over real estate and hedge funds," added Jody Gunzberg, director, commodity indices, referring to results from a Barclays Capital survey conducted earlier this year. Gunzberg says that investment in companies is not a good way to obtain a commodities ...

Vanguard appoints senior portfolio manager, fixed income

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... a subsidiary of Singapore's sovereign wealth fund. She also worked as a director of fixed income research at Barclays Capital, where she developed the firm's US inflation-linked securities strategy. The global wealth management firm has about US$1.7 ...

BlackRock appoints head of iShares Aus

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... of iShares Australia, before Bradbury left in late 2009 to his current role as head of investor solutions at Barclays Capital while Seccombe is now BlackRock's head of capital markets. Oliver will report to Nick Good, head of iShares, Asia Pacific and ...

BTIM adds PM to macro strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... portfolio manager for US-based Bayhill Capital and Hong Kong fund manager PMA. Previously, he also worked for Barclays Capital and Merrill Lynch in London. The BTIM Macro Strategies boutique generates alpha using market neutral, top-down strategies in ...

Finance lends hand to Operation Smile

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
ANZ, AMP Capital, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, UBS and Westpac were among the local financial services providers that supported the launch of Operation Smile Australia, a charity that helps children from developing countries who suffer from facial ...

Barclays Cap launches rates and FX services

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
Barclays Capital has opened its onshore rates and FX trading and distribution business in Australia. Developing a domestic trading and distribution presence in Australia complements its investment banking presence. "Our ability to provide local coverage ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... ($A754.96 million). "This was a disappointing report, showing that households are continuing to pare back credit," Barclays Capital analysts told clients. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed lower on Wednesday, with investors increasingly concerned ...