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Van Eyk expands research team

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... that will add value to our clients." Da Silva joined van Eyk in November 2013 following 12 years with Principal Global Investors, where he was formerly managing director, Asia Pacific Fixed Income.A Prior to that, he spent 11 years at BT Financial Group ...

China unlikely to achieve 10% growth again

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
"Does the future belong to China? Maybe, but the thrill is gone," Principal Global Investors Chief Economist Bob Baur stated at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Melbourne. "We don't think China is ever going to see 10% growth again. ...

2014 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... Master of Ceremonies. Also speaking will be Macquarie Group Limited Chief Economist Richard Gibbs, Principal Global Investors Chief Global Economist Dr Bob Baur, State Street Global Advisors Chief Economist Dr Christopher Probyn, The Australian Contributing ...

PGI expands global real estate team

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
Principal Real Estate Investors, part of Principal Global Investors (PGI), have expanded its global real estate team adding two portfolio managers. Shern-Ling Koh and Julian Mittag will be based in Singapore and be responsible for identifying investment ...

Developed economies to outshine emerging world in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... years is on the verge of shifting the balance the other way, according to a report by economists at Principal Global Investors. In the paper the investment manager's chief global economist Bob Baur - who will be speaking at the Financial Standard Chief ...

AusSuper's in-house plan to save $150m

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... management industry. Whether the movement catches on across the market remains to be seen, but according to Principal Global Investors chief executive Grant Forster, there is no cause for alarm. He said that the phenomenal growth of the superannuation ...

Super in-house investment no threat to fund managers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... super funds to move investment in-house is no cause for alarm for investment managers, according to Principal Global Investors chief executive Grant Forster. Forster said that while funds bringing investment in-house - such as AustralianSuper, Sunsuper ...

Surprise tapering delay boosts Australian shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... hold off on a widely expected cut to interest rates in November. Grant Forster, chief executive of Principal Global Investors, said that the Fed's decision will put on hold the move towards short yield in fixed income. "Many people have been talking ...

DB schemes decline post-GFC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... defined benefits at the current wage, regardless of age. According to Grant Forster, chief executive of Principal Global Investors, the company that commissioned the survey, the movement away from DB has been going on for 20 years, spurred by a range ...

Global uncertainty provides opportunities in retail property

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... their exposures by investing in funds that get a portion of their earnings from overseas, according to Principal Global Investors' Simon Hedger. Hedger, a global portfolio manager for the dedicated property unit of the fund manager, Principal Real Estate ...