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Debt and small caps broaden emerging market value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... among the broadening areas of opportunity for investing in emerging markets, which remain attractively priced for institutional investment, said a State Street global investment strategist. With emerging market equities currently trading at 10.5x twelve ...

Bonds eye off super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... Inflationary-linked bonds are the next vehicle for super funds to manage their investment portfolios for retirees, with institutional investors looking towards this neglected investment, according to one inflation investment manager. Super funds may ...

Macquarie backs annuity income as contributions drop

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... year 2012 on 2011. Macquarie funds management had net inflows of $5.1 billion in Q1 2012 and the highest number of institutional mandates awarded, according to Rainmaker Information. BFS said that it continues to focus on retail client growth, actively ...

Fund manager recommends less defensive retirement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... portfolio manager of Legg Mason's Real Income Fund. Retirement income products are a hot topic in both the retail and institutional space as Australia's quickly ageing population faces up to a savings gap, estimated to be nearing $90,000 per person. ...

Western Asset brings in fixed income manager

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... credit portfolio. Western Asset Australia has more than $11billion in funds under management courtesy of retail and institutional clients. The multi-sector Australian core fixed income strategy, its flagship Australian fund, is distributed to retail ...

IFM mandate heats up Poland

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... billion across infrastructure, private equity, debt investments and listed equity portfolios, invests on behalf of institutional investors and is owned by 32 major not-for-profit Australian superannuation funds. IFM increased its investment in the Dalkia ...

Perpetual downgraded as FUM redistributed

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... Concentrated Equity Fund to four stars due to the fund manager's absence, with the ratings house noting shifts in several institutional investor funds. S&P has attributed the downgrade to uncertainty of whether or not Sevior will return to his post and ...

Earnings up but jobs cut at State Street

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
Institutional financial services firm State Street today announced a second quarter increase in earnings but that was not enough to save jobs with a further 850 positions to be cut. The global job cuts come as part of an "IT Transformation" program ...

BTIM extends global presence with $10bn manager buy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... ending June 30 2011, much of it directed into global equities and emerging markets, with just over half coming from institutional investors. Just over 60% of the manager's FUM is from the UK and 2% is from Australia. BTIM will fund the deal through an ...

Institutional appetite for RMBS behind lender acquisition

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... agreed to acquire non-bank mortgage lender Calibre Financial Services amid plans to tap the growing demand from institutional investors to take part in residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) issues. Firstfolio, a mortgage and financial services ...