Fixed Income Forum
Investors manoeuvre as inflation uncertainty abounds
With it unclear whether the world is headed for reflation or deflation, investors are seeking relative-value opportunities in fixed income.
Mark StoryNovember 10, 2017
Franklin Templeton Investments
Equities
Active managers poised for a comeback
The debate about making the superannuation system more efficient must acknowledge the value active management can add, Maria Wilton writes.
Maria WiltonAugust 16, 2017
Hedge Funds
Absolute rewards on offer
In a challenging era for fixed income investors, more asset owners are finding there are benefits to taking an absolute returns approach.
Ben FalkenmireJuly 10, 2017
Investment Strategy
Meet the movers this week
Alternative execution platform Chi-X Australia has announced that inaugural Australian chief executive, Peter Fowler, will step down in early 2013. He will, however, continue in his role as a director on the board of Chi-X Australia. Chi-X Global is currently undertaking a global search and evaluation process for a successor, who is expected to be […]
I & T NewsNovember 23, 2012
Investment Strategy
BT, Franklin Templeton launch new funds
BT Investment Management has launched an emerging markets fund that will be managed by its UK unit, JO Hambro Capital Management. The BT Global Emerging Markets Opportunity Fund is an actively managed portfolio of emerging market equities, designed for investors wanting long-term capital growth and diversification. Launching the fund, BTIM sales head, Martin Franc, said […]
I & T NewsNovember 13, 2012
Investment Strategy
Meltdown averted
“Economic Armageddon” would be unleashed across the world by a combination of a “eurozone meltdown and a hard landing in China” but both of these scenarios were increasingly unlikely, the Australian Superannuation Investment Conference has been told. Michael Hasenstab, a senior vice president and co-director of international bonds at Franklin Templeton Investments, said that while […]
I & T NewsSeptember 11, 2012
Investment Strategy
GESB awards $2.28 billion to managers
Increasing the global focus of its fixed-income portfolio, including gaining greater access to international credit markets, is behind a decision by GESB to award mandates worth a combined $2.28 billion to three fixed-income managers. Steve McKenna, GESB’s acting chief investment officer, said that Wellington Management Company was awarded a $706 million mandate to manage part […]
I & T NewsApril 24, 2012