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IFM raises airport holdings

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... ownership interests in proven, quality Australian airports," IFM's global head of infrastructure Kyle Mangini said. Global investment manager IFM is the largest investor in Australian airports, with investments in five Australian airport companies comprising ...

Bond investors beware interest rate risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... pervade the market, according to a new report from the BlackRock Investment Institute. A panel of BlackRock global investment strategists and fixed income experts, including global chief investment strategist Russ Koesterich and deputy chief investment ...

Australia better long-term bet than the US

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
Smaller developed economies look far more attractive investment propositions than traditional global investment centres such as the US, Europe and Japan, according to BlackRock's global chief investment strategist Russ Koesterich. Addressing journalists ...

Instos on verge of piling into Asian bonds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... there is a significant differential between the yields on offer in investment-grade Asian corporates versus global investment grade bonds. "If we look at Asian corporate bonds, they're predominantly investment-grade markets, but they're paying over 100 ...

Certitude wins three new mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... tactically to constrain volatility. "These new mandates signify a high degree of confidence in Certitude and in our global investment partners. Given the current challenging investment climate, the wins provide further proof that our investment partners ...

Future Fund returns 12.8% for 2012

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
Improving global investment markets helped Australia's Future Fund gain more than $9 billion in 2012. The Future Fund, created in 2006 to invest retirement savings on behalf of Australia's public sector employees, also made a return of more than 12% ...

Fidelity adds senior investment director

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... strategist and later managing director of funds management. "Michael has a considerable understanding of the global investment market place and the increasing needs of both wholesale and institutional clients, twinned with broad and deep investment knowledge," ...

Insurers to exit risky fixed income positions: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... institutions group, expects insurers to embrace new ways of achieving profitability in the increasingly challenged global investment environment and post-GFC regulatory regime. "Not only is profitability being squeezed, but the investment returns insurers ...

Acadian appoints new head of investments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... factor research, portfolio construction and trading. He will work closely with Acadian Asset Management LLC's global investment team of more than 55 staff based in Boston and Singapore.

Planners praised for guiding investors into fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... 2012, she explained that it is hard to see it falling further from here. "Many of the issues prevailing over global investment markets in recent years remain which signals the potential for additional short term volatility spikes this year, including ...