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Robeco launches credit income fund in Australia

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
Robeco has brought an established credit income fund to the Australian market with the strategy focusing on positively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Credit Income Fund is an actively managed global ...

Please be aware of the nearest exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
As the conversation changes towards what the future will look like beyond COVID-19, the major topic at the forefront is what exit strategy lays ahead. Whether government, business or individual, the economic ramifications from the measures taken to ...

Perpetual awards mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
An American fund manager has scored Perpetual as its first Aussie institutional client with a credit mandate. Perpetual has mandated Thornburg Investment Management which is headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico and represented here by Melbourne-based ...

Thousands exit Westpac raise

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
More than 3300 Westpac investors decided to exit the bank's recent share placement plan, taking close to $70 million with them. Westpac has smashed through its target of $500 million on its way to raising $770 million of investor capital, and the big ...

Boutique hires CBA's credit strategy lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
A Melbourne boutique has hired Commonwealth Bank's highly-regarded head of credit strategy, as it launches two new funds. Scott Rundell is joining Mutual Limited as its head of research and strategy in a newly-created role. Mutual Limited was started ...

Super fund awards $275 million mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
A $195 billion asset manager secured a $275 million mandate from an undisclosed superannuation fund. The super fund is investing in GAM's systematic risk premia strategy which typically targets around 15 risk premia strategies across the categories ...

No-deal Brexit sparks mixed reaction: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Financial Standard's latest survey shows the financial services sector is grappling with the effects the upcoming Brexit deal will have on the industry. On the back of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's historic defeat of her proposed exit strategy ...

No-deal Brexit prolongs market uncertainty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
The landslide defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May's UK divorce deal overnight hasn't rattled the global share markets, but investment experts remain cautious. The House of Commons rejected May's proposed exit strategy by an overwhelming ...

Chief economist update: The curse of Japan's consumption tax hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
About this time last year, financial markets were awash with speculation the Bank of Japan (BOJ) would follow the Fed's lead and start implementing a monetary policy exit strategy. Speculations started to gain prominence as early as January 2018 ...

MetLife Australia wins tech award

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... requires teamwork between business and IT. "Batten is an experienced leader with a financial services, retailing, IT strategy, and telco background, while Shah has extensive experience in designing solutions and formulating product and content strategy. ...