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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Mercer Super expands into frontier market debt, builds out PE program

The $80 billion Mercer Super has delivered a fourth consecutive year of double-digit returns to most members of its SmartPath lifecycle product. Global equities did a lot of heavy lifting, but chief investment officer Graeme Miller tells Investment Magazine that the fund is now looking further afield for returns.

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