Aegon Transamerica Fund Advisers has tapped Transamerica Investment Management (the two firms are not related) as the subadviser for two of its funds, a spokesperson with the latter told the MutualFundWire.com. The funds in question are the ATSF Transamerica U.S. Government Securities fund and the ATSF Transamerica Convertible Securities fund.

Transamerica already has a relationship with Aegon and has been subadvising its money market fund and value balanced fund, the spokesperson reported. The contract became effective yesterday.

In other Transamerica news, the firm is renaming two funds, the official added. The Transamerica Premier Small Company Fund will now be called the Transamerica Premier Growth Opportunities Fund; it is managed by Christopher J. Bonavico and Kenneth F. Broad. The Transamerica Premier Value Fund will be called the Transamerica Premier Core Equity Fund; it is managed by Daniel J. Prislin and Gary Rollé. The management of these funds has not changed. The products are available on a no-load basis. 

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