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Covered bonds losing their shine: S&P

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... Domestically, the newly issued covered bonds of the Big 4 are proving popular with investors, despite Standard & Poor's latest assessment that the sector is "losing some of its lustre." The rating agency released its outlook for 2012 predicting a "bumpy ...

Extending the extended extension

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... so antsy-pantsy about the US outlook that it is being forced to keep rates for longer. To be fair, this is a valid assessment. Indeed the Fed just lowered its GDP growth projections. Its revised forecasts show that it expects the economy to grow by 2.23%-2.7% ...

Default super inquiry receives positive response

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
The government inquiry into the selection and ongoing assessment of default super funds has been broadly welcomed within the industry. Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten revealed on Friday that the Productivity Commission inquiry would start early ...

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... surge prompted ZEW President Wolfgang Franz to declare that, "Contrary to repeatedly expressed fears of a recession the assessment of the financial market experts gives reason for cautious optimism that Germany will only experience a dent in economic ...

2011: hits and misses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... whether or not these actions contributed to improving US conditions - or whether Big Benny was correct in his initial assessment that the midyear slowdown was temporary -- the fact is the US economy is improving. As for Europe, my crystal ball was crystal ...

HK tops US as most advanced financial economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
The Hong Kong special administrative region has overtaken the US as the world's most developed financial economy, according to the World Economic Forum's 2011 Financial Development Report, the first time an Asian region has lead the index. Pushing Hong ...

Dream on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
"Tell him he's dreaming." Twelve days to Christmas and by the looks of it Europe's dream of appeasing one and all, including themselves, remains just that - a fantasy. All three credit rating agencies came out last night to deliver their verdict on ...

MetLife SMS service goes live

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... underwriters and claims assessors. "This new initiative complements our recently launched tele-underwriting and tele-assessment claims service, demonstrating MetLife's continued commitment to improving customer service when it comes to life insurance," ...

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... debts of their firms in return for their high salaries and bonuses, or pay them with stock that is subject to a cash assessment if the firm gets into trouble and becomes insolvent," they were reported to have said. And all this wasn't politically theatrical ...

Instreet launches risk service for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
A new risk management service is being trialled with advisers that provides risk assessments for direct share and ETF portfolios, according to investment house and service developer, Instreet Investment. The portfolio stress test and risk management ...