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St George Bank launches $200 million in subordinated notes

St George Bank has announced plans to launch a new $200 million subordinated notes issue this week on a fixed and floating rate form. The notes will have a 10-year tenure and will mature in May 2013, it said. The bank said that they will be callable ...

Morningstar downgrades AMP international equities on staff fears

Morningstar has downgraded embattled AMP's forward-looking rating for its management of international equities from 'positive' to 'neutral' in the wake of the company's geographic-based demerger. The rating house focused much of its attention on AMP's ...

Hedge funds trail broader indices in April: Hennessee

Hedge funds returned 3.04 per cent in April according to the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index, well below the S&P 500 (8.30%) and the Dow Jones (6.11%) indices, Hennessee said today. "The market may be on the verge of a momentum breakout but fundamentals ...

Retail investors lose the faith as equity funds shrink: Assirt

Retail investors have been net withdrawers from equity funds during the March quarter for the first time ever, according to Assirt. "The March quarter survey of fund flows has revealed an interesting, but worrying picture of investor behaviour. For ...

Afternoon market wrap: AMP heads towards $5.00

The All Ordinaries index slipped marginally lower in afternoon trade as AMP shares saw morning gains wiped off-with interest. Stocks in the beleaguered financial services giant closed at $5.08, and it seems certain to test $5.00 ahead of the weekend. ...

Financial planners get chance to turn tables on media

Financial planners will be given a chance to turn the tables on the media by rating the industry's publications and the journalists who write them, Adviser Rating's David Child told the Financial Standard today. Child said that he is conducting a survey ...

Growth funds record highest returns since October 2001: InTech

The median growth fund returned 2.9 per cent for April, the largest monthly gain since October 2001, InTech said today. The median growth fund return for the 2001/02 financial year was -4.1%. The median fund returned 1.6% in March and InTech believes ...

Morning market wrap: Market turns spotlight on AMP

After yesterday's massive loss in share value AMP shareholders will be hoping for a period of consolidation but last week's proposed demerger and $2.6 billion writedown will have created significant doubts among some investors. The May Day public holiday ...

Public Offer super fees to increase: KPMG

KPMG's latest Public Offer Superannuation Fund Index has revealed that super funds are expected to increase their fees following the introduction of the quarterly Superannuation Guarantee regime from July 1 "It is highly likely that the costs of administering ...

Newspaper job advertisements down 12.1% in April: ANZ

The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers fell by 12.1 per cent in April - the largest decline in four months - the latest ANZ Job Advertisements series has revealed. The series, released today, revealed that the level of newspaper ...