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Industry seizes China FTA opportunities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... looking for opportunities to diversify its investor base, and one option on the table is the possibility of RMB-denominated bonds being issued by the NSW Government in the future." The Financial Services Council, which in recent months has made the exporting ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... cents at $3.16. Oil producer Woodside Petroleum was 25 cents higher at $39.72 and Santos had lifted 16 cents to $12.14. Bonds underwear owner Pacific Brands was down a quarter of a cent at 48.75 cents after announcing it was in talks to sell off its ...

Bullish sentiment at 4-year high, expect zero return in six months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... fallen to a reading of 13.8 from 15.2 (and this year's high of 31.1 hit on the 15th of October); and, yields on 10-year bonds increased only slightly from 2.32% to 2.35%. Hoorah, hoorah, hoorah! The bears fought the bulls and the bulls won - and there ...

Bond experts reiterate need for flexible duration strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... Aggregate Index has now stretched out to 6.44 years in part because companies and governments are able to issue longer-dated bonds in the current benign environment. "A bond strategy with flexible duration can mitigate interest-rate risk and complement ...

A trillion euros is in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... we have taken already. As you know, it's a combination of three measures. The so-called TLTROs, the purchases of covered bonds, and the ABS purchase programme. We are quite confident that the impact on our balance sheet size will be adequate and significant. ...

Super returns dip to 9.0 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... month returns for international shares increasing from 15% at end August to 20% at end September. Domestic and international bonds meanwhile posted returns of 6.0% and 8.5% respectively. Cash returned 2.7% and direct property 10% but A-REITs have returned ...

Bloomberg takes full control of UBS indices

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... index governance, calculation, publication and distribution. The Bloomberg AusBond Indexes include more than 700 AUD and NZD bonds, representing a total market value of over $1 trillion. They are used as benchmarks for the majority of fixed income funds ...

Pimco Australia wealth management head to step down

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... market in adviser land. But over the years the independent financial advisers have come to embrace the importance of having bonds in their clients' portfolios." Dorrian began his career with Macquarie Bank in the late 1980s. He has worked with Rothschild ...

ECB QE go riding on Fed QE stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... bond last week, it's expected to start buying asset backed securities later this year, and rumoured to be eyeing corporate bonds for its next purchase. The problem with all these is... the tight supply. According to reports, there's not much for the ...

Significant Investor Visa changes to boost venture capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... and Investment Minister Andrew Robb indicated the government plans relax the requirements to invest in low risk government bonds, The Australian reported. The new Premium Investor Visa is expected to come into effect from July 2015, and will allow applicants ...