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Principal Global secures Advance Asset mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
BT owned, Advance Asset Management has awarded a $150 million mandate to Principal Global Investors for its global REITS strategy. Advance Asset Management also recently awarded a mandate for an undisclosed sum to Phoenix Portfolios to manage its Advance ...

Principal Global Investors UK move

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
Principal Global Investors has bought a majority stake in London-based global equity specialist, Origin Asset Management, as the firm concentrates its global equity investment strategies on targeting local retail and institutional investors. The 74% ...

Economic woes keep US growth in check

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Fund managers hoping for a US GDP growth rate of 3 per cent or better are likely to be disappointed if Harvard academic Martin Feldstein is correct. Dr Feldstein recently told the Australian Centre for Financial Studies that the US was unlikely to achieve ...

No risk of a double-dip recession: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
Fund managers are bullish on global equities for the rest of the year, according to research firm Towers Watson. The firm surveyed 141 investment managers around the world who make decisions on more than $16 trillion worth of assets under management. ...

Former Amundi CEO joins Apostle

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
The ex-chief executive of Amundi, Richard Borysiewicz, has joined Apostle Asset Management as director of sales. Borysiewicz left Amundi in October. He joined Credit Agricole Asset Management when it opened its office in Sydney early 2007. He was previously ...

Principal boutique launches currency fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
Macro Currency Group has launched the Principal High Alpha Currency fund, a Dublin-registered qualifying investor fund with AUD$40 million of external seed capital. The Fund is a sub-fund of the Principal Global Opportunities Series and uses the same ...

Investec appoints new head of sales

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
Investec Asset Management Australia has appointed former Tyndall executive Justin Cowper as its new head of sales and marketing. Cowper, who was previously head of institutional business at Tyndall, and prior to that, held roles at Colonial First State ...

Rainmaker unveils winners of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
AustralianSuper, Principal Global Investors and AMP were among the winners of last night's 16th Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards held at the Shangri-La in Sydney. More than 160 attendees, many of whom are sales and marketing specialists in financial ...

Rainmaker unveils 2010 award nominees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
The 16th Rainmaker Marketing Symposium is to be held within weeks and will see the gathering of leading minds across the financial industry, and will feature an awards night to recognise the best in financial services marketing. Professionals from all ...

The disappearing act of lose-lose funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
Fund managers and super funds are responding to the 'credibility gap' in the wake of the GFC with major reforms to the way they structure fees, create products and meet their fiduciary duties, research found. This week, UK-based CREATE-Research released ...