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Smaller lenders to take brunt of Basel III reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... Laker, chairman, APRA. According to PwC, Australian banks are well positioned to meet the new rules, particularly the minimum capital ratio requirement by January 1 2013. "However, the Australian banks will continue to assess their long term capital ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... speed is vital. Investors were also still absorbing Tuesday's shock move by the Swiss National Bank when it announced a minimum exchange rate of 1.20 francs per euro, saying the high value of the franc was a threat to the economy. On the European sovereign ...

AUI Retirement Village Fund makes first acquisition

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... investors access to the growing retirement village sector. The Fund has been designed for institutional investors with a minimum investment of $5 million. Investment returns of 4% over the benchmark of rolling ten-year Australian government bond yields ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... $US1,921 an ounce on the London Bullion Market. It finished the day flat at $US1,895. The Swiss National Bank meanwhile set a minimum exchange rate of 1.20 francs per euro, saying the current value of the safe haven Swiss currency was a threat to the ...

ASIC bans adviser over deceptive conduct

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... Court on the 4 August 2011 of 2 counts of carrying on an unlicensed financial services business. Vafiadis will serve a minimum of 3 months imprisonment, with 3 months suspended on the condition that he enter into a recognisance of $4000 and good behaviour ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... same course as global equities this week, and a move to 1.07 (US cents) could be on if bad news stories can be kept to a minimum," he said. Traders were waiting on significant economic data due out later this week, including domestic retail sales figures ...

Advance embarks on multi-blend approach

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... Statements (PDS) for the all Advance funds are limited to eight pages of standardise disclosure documentation with the minimum wholesale initial investment lowered to $5,000 with the launch of the new PDSs from August 22. The new funds take the total ...

AMP fin svcs results reflect overall growth...

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... such as Flexible Super and North. Announced this morning, AMP has posted solid results with $2.2 billion capital above minimum regulatory requirements, up from $1.4 billion the same time last year. Underlying profit of $455 million for the half year ...

HSBC adds China region exposure to retail market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... said Pidgeon. The 100+ Series China Region Investment II is available as an income or capital growth product and as a minimum investment of $30,000.

Bond broker targets WA planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... investors to buy high-yielding, investment-grade bonds in parcels as small as $50,000, down from the previous $500,000 minimum. DirectBonds provides non-institutional investors access to corporate bonds that are already trading on the market. FIIG offers ...