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Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... So is the market-based measure of inflation expectations - the yield differential between the nominal 10-year US Treasury bond and the 10-year US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). The differential stood at 1.75% last night, down from 1.87% ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... payment attached to gold, but it also does not contain the prospect of a fall in capital value - not for now at least. US bond yields have climbed to 2.38% last night from 2.17% at the start of the year and there may be more losses from US Treasuries ...

Green bonds set to soar despite policy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
The green bond market is expected to triple as investor demand for the vehicle grows, even in countries where policy does not favour renewable energies, BNP Paribas said. "Investment in green infrastructure is increasing at a rapid rate, here and overseas," ...

Stirred but not shaken

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... what the sum of all the markets' fears equal to at present. And oh, Cyprus' General Market Index even ended 0.22%... in the green. Yup, Cyprus, the country which also suffered a bank run two years ago as it negotiated a bail-out with what was then the ...

ANALYSIS: The rise of the periphery

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... ago and is now growing stronger. Spain and Italy were slower and more reluctant to change, but we're starting to see the green shoots." From an investment perspective, "Europe is just an action replay of the United States, with a two year lag." Like ...

Greens strike pension test deal with coalition

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... causing a rethink of how assets are held for people who are close to receiving the health card. "Money held in an insurance bond does not generate assessable income and therefore does not contribute income to the assessable amount of those applying for ...

Mocking Maastricht

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Is there? Is there not? A deal between 'the institutions' and Greece? It's a mere three winks away to crunch time and yet, there's still conflicting news on whether or not 'the institutions' would give Athens the euros it needs to repay one of 'the ...

ANZ taps clean investing with green bond issue

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
Clean investing gains momentum in Australia as ANZ issues its first green bond and Local Government Super (LGS) joins the global Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC). ANZ's first green bond will fund projects that have positive environmental or ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... it is in talks with a Chinese partner backed by Alibaba founder Jack Ma to launch online video services in China. Keurig Green Mountain sank 8.6 per cent after announcing details of its upcoming "Keurig Kold" appliance, which makes sodas at home. Analysts ...

Review portfolios in global bond market sell-off

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
... market investors being urged to review their portfolios. The call comes from deVere Group founder and chief executive Nigel Green, who recently said stock market investors should be vigilant and seek potential opportunities in response to the global ...