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Instreet launches new structured product

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
Instreet has launched YIELD, a three-year income investment product which aims to balance higher yield against risk by being linked to a basket of Australia's big four banks and delivering quarterly fixed income payments at 11% a year. Instreet managing ...

No surprise in surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
Hands up all those who thought that it would be smooth sailing for Europe this year (or even the next). Hands up all those who thought that the Eurozone would dodge a recession or that many of its members would be able to bring down their debts and ...

Instos should challenge commodity exposure: FQ

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
Australian institutional investors should not be complacent on exposure to commodities, according to investment management boutique First Quadrant, which has been researching ASX correlation. "The first thing people say to us is because of the exposure ...

Variable annuity sales in the UK reach GBP1bn

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012

Dickens on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring ...

ETPs have record start to the year

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
Global exchange traded products have had a record start to the year, according to BlackRock's latest ETP Landscape Industry Highlights report for Q1 2012. Net new assets of US$67.3bn were attracted during Q1 2012, a 57% jump over Q1 2011's US$42.8 billion. ...

Speculation grows on super tax breaks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
Two days after opposition Treasurer Joe Hockey said in a landmark interview that Australia needs to end its cult of welfare entitlement, speculation is rising the government is considering a clampdown on untargeted superannuation tax concessions. On ...

Market solutions favoured in OTC derivative reform

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
The Council of Financial Regulators has recommended a preference for market-led solutions, in part driven by appropriate regulatory incentives to comply with a G20 commitment on OTC derivatives. The Government released the consultation paper yesterday ...

CBA commits to local jobs

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
CBA boss Ian Narev has committed to retaining local staff and not moving offshore, despite pressures from customer preferences, instead promising to simplify products. Speaking in a shareholder briefing yesterday, Narev said the Commonwealth Bank of ...

Private debt market imbalance to last years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
The private debt market, particularly the senior secured loan and mezzanine markets will continue to exhibit a supply/demand imbalance for years, according to new research from Partners Group. As banks and other providers continue to deleverage following ...