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BTIM expands income and fixed income team

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... Investment Management (BTIM) manages funds across a broad range of investments including equities, fixed income, cash and global macro products. BTIM is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and manages over $66.4 billion (as at 30 September 2014) ...

Research houses give Medibank IPO approval

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
Research houses Morningstar and Lonsec have given their recommendation for investors to subscribe to the Medibank Private initial public offering. "This represents an opportunity to invest in Australia's largest private health insurer at a fair price ...

Nikko AM ups weighting to global shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
Nikko Asset Management has increased its overweight in global equities in light of a positive macroeconomic environment and accommodative US monetary policy. The global investment committee of the Tokyo-based asset manager decided to raise its overweight ...

PIMCO moves to calm investors in wake of 'bond king' exit

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... a recently launched Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund as well as having responsibility building-out the firm's global macro fixed income strategies. Commenting on the move, Gross said: "I look forward to returning my full focus to the fixed income ...

How to understand emerging markets

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
The emerging markets investment landscape is best understood in terms of country blocs that perform similarly as the macro environment evolves, according to Investec Asset Management Global Strategist, Dr Michael Power. Power presented an analogy where ...

Hot property on notice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
Cool it or we'll hose you down! That's the overriding message to the property market of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) September Financial Stability Review. While the Australian central bank also warned against rising property prices in March ...

Regal named Australian hedge fund of the year

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... best adviser supporting Australian managers. Other winners included Whitehaven SPC Correlation Fund for the best global macro/futures fund, JANA/MLC Low Correlation Strategy for the best multi strategy fund, BlackRock for the best offshore manager operating ...

Towers Watson shakes up manager research teams

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... previously head of the hedge fund stream, will take head up the newly created "Diversifying Strategies" stream, which includes macro hedge funds, reinsurance, systematic hedge fund strategies, multi-strategy/multi-asset funds, real estate, infrastructure ...

Australian Hedge Fund Awards finalists named

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... Ellerston Australian Market Neutral, Regal Tasman Market Neutral and Watermark Absolute Return. Competing for Best Global Macro/Futures Fund are: AHL Evolution (Man Investments), Blue Sky Investment Science - Access SRA (16 Unit Class) and Whitehaven ...

Future Fund appoints CIO from within

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
The Future Fund has appointment its former head of infrastructure and timberlands as chief investment officer. Raphael Arndt will start on his new role immediately and will be responsible for leading the investment team in developing research, due diligence ...