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UK fund seeks global eq manager

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008

... mandate for up to 40 per cent of the fund's assets, including all of its UK equities, regional overseas equities and sterling bonds. "The expected initial allocation is 20 per cent of the fund assets excluding property," said the statement. Managers ...

Macq and OzForex steps up pension transfers

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008

... chief executive, said transferring superannuation savings from the UK usually required the super fund to pay in a Pound Sterling cheque to a bank where the conversion is made. "This typically take a minimum of six to 10 weeks from the date the UK pension ...

Macquarie EM infra index could become benchmark

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008

... individual constituents effective on quarterly dates. MEMIDI is available in several currencies including the US dollar, Sterling, Australian dollar and Japanese yen. Stewart Ferns, Macquarie Research Equities equity analyst, said MEMIDI had historically ...

Local banks face global assault

... providers will dominate the market, said Matthew Marks, regional industry manager, Banking and Finance Asia Pacific at Sterling Commerce. For example, top five global banks such as JP Morgan, HSBC and Deutsche Bank tend to win major transactional deals ...

Macquarie prices 350 million pound securities offering

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2004

... not elected on this date, the distribution rate would be reset to 2.35% per annum above the then five-year benchmark sterling gilt rate, and the securities may be redeemed on each fifth anniversary thereafter, it said. The bank said the first coupon ...

Fitch says downgrades QBE long term rating to A

AAP | TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2004

... long-term rating to \'A\' from \'A+\'. At the same time, the agency has assigned its proposed GPB150 million senior unsecured sterling issue due 2009 an expected \'A\'. The outlook on the ratings is Stable. The downgrade reflects QBE\'s increased financial ...

Interstar launches largest ever Aust non-bank RMB issue

AAP | MONDAY, 5 JUL 2004

... largest Australian non-bank RMBS issue. The split currency issue comprises of 579 million euro and 500 million pounds sterling is a four tranche mortgage backed Floating Rate Note (FRN). It was launched by Barclays Capital & the Royal Bank of Scotland ...

A$ drops against greenback

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004

... an interest rate hike in the US," he said. "The US dollar is stronger across the board, particularly against the euro, sterling and the yen." In another better than expected result, US business inventories rose 0.7 per cent in February, a report released ...

Market Wrap

AAP | THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004

The Australian dollar has lost more than 1% overnight after the United States dollar rose against the euro and sterling as profit taking on the European currencies continued. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $0.7503/08 compared with yesterday's ...

Market Wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004

The Australian dollar has opened weaker after selling of the euro and sterling against the United States dollar overnight dragged the local currency down. At 7am (AEDT) the local currency was trading at 75.88 US cents compared with yesterday's close ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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