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CBA plans retail bond offering

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... willingness of major banks to consider retail issuance to diversify their funding base. This issue will help stimulate that interest," Nash said. "It will get people thinking about have they got enough bonds in their portfolio, and maybe be a lead in ...

Better boring than bubble

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... about investors going gung-ho over their small cap portfolios. "Over the last six to 12 months, there's been a lot of interest further out in the risk spectrum than we're really prepared to go into," he said. "There are stocks that are far more conceptual ...

Antares wins ipac mandate

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... inflation rates," said Tano Pelosi, Antares' inflation-linked bond portfolio manager. "In general we are seeing an increasing interest in our diverse range of fixed interest capabilities from institutional investors looking for solutions designed to ...

A simpler, streamlined Suncorp

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
Insurance giant Suncorp has given further detail on its plans to simplify its operational structure, in a move that it hopes will boost transparency and keep it ahead of the regulatory curve. In a statement to the ASX, Suncorp said that by restructuring ...

Fundies face tough ASIC scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
ASIC released a new consultation paper yesterday seeking industry feedback on whether fund managers should be subject to the same rules that regulate stockbrokers when trading in share markets. This could see fund managers face tougher penalties if ...

AMP back in talks with AXA SA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... may not lead to a transaction". AXA APH said that it is "aware of discussions between AXA SA and AMP regarding their interest in acquiring its business". AXA SA currently owns 54 per cent of AXA APH. The newly resurrected discussion, which AXA APH labeled ...

Toll roads lead global $50bn M&A activity

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... sectors for us last month as a result of all this activity," said Meaney, who said that ConnectEast will be of principle interest to the fund due to its single purpose vehicle-style while Transurban still offers some valuable assets. Currently the fund's ...

INGIM continues wholesale team expansion

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... INGIM's strategy here in Australia," said Jim McKay, head of sales INGIM in Australia. "We are already seeing strong interest by dealer groups in our recently launched Australian equities funds designed to capture alpha. New offerings are also in the ...

QE2 is Gold(ilocks)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... heading into QE2: Liquidity trap. The US is in one - just like Japan in the early 1990s (until now?) - so much so that low interest rates (and lowering it even more) just simply wouldn't cut it. Try asking homeowners to borrow at "low" interest rates ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... variable rate by 45 basis points to 7.8 per cent. Westpac, NAB and ANZ have yet to respond to Tuesday's 25 basis point interest rate rise by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), but previously had flagged increases above official rate movements.