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FIIG nabs JB Were head of advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... income streams by participating in the fixed income market." FIIG has more than $11 billion in term deposits and corporate bonds under advice in its short-term money market, bonds and custody business.

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 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... seventh consecutive session, adding more than one per cent after the European Central Bank indicated it could buy corporate bonds. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 60.9 points, or 1.14 per cent, at 5,385.9 points. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... and good home sales figures. Upbeat US home sales data and speculation that the European Central Bank may buy corporate bonds to tackle slowing inflation rates in the region boosted US markets overnight, CommSec market analyst Juliana Roadley said. The ...

US$200b a quarter to keep the bulls going

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... covered bonds and could even do more. Reuters reported that, "The European Central Bank is considering buying corporate bonds on the secondary market and may decide on the matter as soon as December with a view to begin purchases early next year". It's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... also gained momentum from speculation that the European Central Bank could widen its bond-buying initiatives to corporate bonds. LONDON - European stock markets shot up after Chinese economic growth data boosted optimism over the global economic outlook ...

ASX tees up $65m Yieldbroker deal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... securities and interest rate derivatives, including Australian government and semi-government bonds, treasury notes, corporate bonds, floating rate notes, New Zealand government bonds, interest rate swaps, overnight index swaps, forward rate agreements ...

Why are bonds no longer a safe haven?

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... asset class. The issue was further complicated by the fact that investment banks are facing higher charges to hold corporate bonds. "This has direct implications for liquidity conditions. Investment banks are no longer a natural buyer of such securities ...

Actuaries Institute to advise FSI on longevity

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... products such as life annuities will lead to an increase in demand for fixed income securities such as government and corporate bonds. On the question of the relatively high fees charged by Australian superannuation funds, the Institute said international ...

Multi-asset emerging market approach halves volatility

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... markets equities, dollar sovereign bonds, local currency government bonds, corporate dollar bonds, local currency corporate bonds and local currencies. Capital Group senior vice president and head of Australia Paul Hennessy said: "We introduced a unit ...