Colonial seeks US$5 billion for new bond fund

Colonial First State Global Asset Management will have a team of five managing an emerging market bond fund that will invest in sovereign and corporate debt.

The team, run by Helene Williamson, will be based in London. It hopes to manage US$5 billion in five years, says Joanna Davison, Colonial First State Asset Management’s regional managing director for Australia and New Zealand.

 

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ART CIO says balance sheet management will reshape super investing

Ian Patrick, chief investment officer of the $370 billion Australian Retirement Trust, says that integrated balance sheet management will “beyond a shadow of a doubt” become a more prominent feature in the superannuation industry as funds grapple with the compounding effects of their growing size, systemic importance and the liquidity needs of servicing a larger cohort of retirees.

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