Voya Investment Management (Voya IM), a US-based investment firm, has entered into a distribution deal with Breakwater Advisory to provide asset management services to Australian institutional investors.
The partnership will expand Voya IM’s services in Australia by offering a range of asset classes, including multiple fixed income segments of the market, as well as equity and multi-asset strategies and solutions.
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Formerly known as ING U.S. Investment Management, Voya IM manages around $207 billion for institutions and individual investors.
Breakwater Advisory is specialist third-party marketing and advisory firm set up last year by Andreas Faeste, who has 20 years of expertise in funds management marketing, having previously worked as head of institutional business at ING in Australia and also at Westpac and MLC.
Bas NieuweWeme, Voya IM managing director and head of institutional distribution said: "Voya IM long ago identified Australia as an attractive and fast-growing market, and we are excited to be able to offer our services to Australian institutional investors. We believe that our unique expertise in several asset classes, including senior loans, mortgage derivatives, commercial real estate and private and public debt investments can help Australian investors meet their goals."
Faeste said: "Voya IM is distinguished by its stable investment team, competitive investment performance and its partnership approach to business. As a significant co-investor in many of its strategies, Voya is committed to reliability, transparency and performance – values that we at Breakwater Advisory share."
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