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The option is an actively managed portfolio that aims to add value by managing interest rate, inflation, sector, and security exposures. The option primarily invests in Australian fixed interest securities and may have up to 30% exposure to global fixed interest markets. Derivatives may be used for risk management or return enhancement. The option aims to hedge currency exposure.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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David Ashton | - | 2024 | Now |
Matthew Mulcahy | Portfolio Manager | 2024 | Now |
Biography | Matthew Mulcahy leads the Macquarie Investment Management Fixed Income(MFI) global Rates and Currency team. He is also a lead portfolio manager of the Macquarie Australian Fixed Interest Fund and Macquarie Dynamic Bond, and co-manages MFI’s Australian fixed interest portfolios. Mulcahy’s experience and expertise has contributed to MFI’s investment strategies across all the cash and fixed income solutions globally. Mulcahy joined Macquarie Investment Management in 2015, and before that he spent nine years as a senior portfolio manager at PIMCO and was also a member of the Macro Strategic Trading Team at UBS. He holds a Bachelor of Business in Accounting and Finance from the University of Technology Sydney. | ||
Stephen Cooper | - | 2013 | 2024 |
Biography | "Stephen leads the Australian and New Zealand Fixed Income Team, based in Sydney, in managing our portfolio of Australian Fixed Income clients. The team is responsible for contributing to the global platform with explicit responsibility for alpha sources through a balanced risk approach to portfolio construction. Stephen and his team also have responsibility for Australian Core, Inflation-Linked, and Passive/ALM Fixed Income portfolios. Stephen has been leading the team in this capacity since June 2016. Stephen joined First Sentier Investors in February 2013 as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining First Sentier Investors, Stephen was Director, Investment Solutions at ING Investment Management for nearly 10 years; responsible for the management of indexed, quantitative and traditional active portfolios across fixed interest and structured credit. Prior to ING Investment Management, Stephen was employed at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Credit Suisse, ANZ Investments and Commonwealth Treasury where he was an Economist/Strategist. Stephen graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours) from the University of Tasmania and has also completed a Graduate Diploma in Financial Markets." | ||
Kris Bernie | Portfolio Manager | 2015 | 2016 |
Biography | Kris is responsible for the portfolio management of the Australian core funds. Kris moved across to the Portfolio Management team within Global Fixed Income and Credit in July 2015. Previously, Kris joined CFSGAM at the start of 2015 in a dealing capacity, where his duties included the execution of Australian and global bonds, derivatives such as futures and swaps, as well as FX related transactions and hedging. Prior to this was a strong financial markets focus developed in a banking environment over a period of 13 years. Most recently this included eight years in a rates and credit sales capacity with National Australia Bank in Sydney, managing the fixed income and derivative needs for a broad range of institutional investor types. This built on a more analytical background which included market economist and rates strategist roles with National Australia Bank in Melbourne and London respectively, as well as three years of macroeconomic forecasting experience with the Commonwealth Department of the Treasury in Canberra. Kris has also lectured in economics on a part time basis with FINSIA over four semesters in 2002 and 2003. Kris holds a Bachelor of Economics with first class honours from the University of Queensland. He has also completed a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from FINSIA. | ||
Francois Kong | Portfolio Manager | 2007 | 2016 |
Biography | François is a very experienced senior portfolio manager and is the longest serving member of the CFSGAM Global Fixed Income and Credit team. He has been involved with formulating investment strategies, managing portfolios and interacting with clients since 1989. François is responsible for the team’s sector allocation strategy process and is a key contributor to the rates and inflation-linked strategy processes. He is the lead Portfolio Manager for some wholesale flagship pooled funds and for some large institutional client portfolios that are managed to mandates reflecting distinct and unique client requirements. François has a Bachelor of Science (Economics) Hons from the London School of Economics and his Master of Business Administration at the Manchester Business School. François also trained and qualified as a chartered accountant and is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. |
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