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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 ...

PGI updates fixed income fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
Principal Global Investors (PGI) is looking at the next generation of fixed income products and has adapted its Global Credit Opportunities Fund to make it more flexible for Australian investors. "Investors are rotating out of a more traditional type ...

Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... away from sovereign debt and showing a preference for infrastructure and direct property, the annual Principal Global Investors (PGI) CREATE Report found. The ageing population and a global move by governments and corporates to get out of the "pension ...

Rainmaker Excellence Awards 2013

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... Rainmaker Business Development Manager of the Year (Investment Management) Winner Giles Gunesekera Principal Global Investors Finalists Charles Genocchio Vinva Investment Management Alex Donald Ironbark Asset Management Joe Gennusa Vanguard Investments ...

Principal Global Investors nabs leadership awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
Principal Global Investors (PGI) has been awarded two 2013 Pension Fund Perception Programme Awards. The awards are given out by Investments & Pensions Europe (IPE) magazine and recognise asset managers rated highest by their pension fund clients. The ...

No end in sight for ASX rally: InStreet

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... since early 2011. Nevertheless, commentators including Merrill Lynch chief economist Saul Eslake and Principal Global Investors chief economist Bob Baur believe that low business confidence will continue to hold companies back. The investment team behind ...