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Demand for US Treasuries outstrips supply

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... effect is so extreme that Bloomberg has reported yields are being compressed to what are now 10-year lows. Despite this, US AAA Treasuries are cheap compared to bonds from other established markets, said the report. Competition for the paper is so fierce ...

AMP Capital buys into SA schools project

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... quality South Australian Schools Public Private Partnership (PPP) asset providing availability-based revenue backed by the AAA rated South Australian Government." Funds and clients managed by AMP Capital are acquiring 100% of the equity in the project ...

Bulls run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Didn't they already ban the running with the bulls in Spain? Ahh yes, my bad. The Spanish region of Catalonia only banned bullfighting, but approved running with them. For bullfighting kills bulls, running with them only kills... ehem, people. I was ...

Scare me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... was mainly due to the 'deal or no deal' speculation over raising the US debt ceiling and culminated in the USA losing its AAA. Then as in now, US eco and survey stats were beginning to disappoint, and yes, there was Greece and speculation about whether ...

Fearing the unknown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... when Greece was on the verge of default, when Italy and Spain looked like they were gonna need bailing, when America lost its AAA-rating. All these were extrapolated to 'the sky is falling'. And to this day, we're still waiting. Johnny Little's back ...

No surprise in surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... weakened economy to handle - GDP is expected to contract by 1% this year. But if it doesn't do so it risks a downgrade in its AAA rating. And then there's the PMI - again a reminder of our expectations of not so long ago that Europe will be in recession. ...

ASIC strikes against currency trader

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... 2004, Hassell has been an authorised representative at different times for Pivotal Financial Advisers Ltd, Guardian FP Ltd, AAA Shares Pty Ltd, AAA Financial Intelligence Ltd and most recently, 101 Wealth Solutions, who revoked Mr Hassell's authorisation ...

Can't fix what's not broken, yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... be more determined to push it through now, after credit rating agencies S&P and Fitch warned that Australia could lose its AAA-rating if he doesn't deliver. Boyoboyoboy, this certainly couldn't happen to Australia, especially not under the watch of 2011's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... to 5,940.72 points after Fitch lowered Britain's long-term outlook to negative from stable, while confirming its top-level AAA rating. Elsewhere, Zurich rose by 0.50 per cent, Madrid by 0.42 per cent, Brussels by 0.66 per cent, Milan by 0.85 per cent ...

BetaShares launches High Interest cash ETF

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... fixed income ETFs are also expected to be launched on the ASX in the near future. The new high interest cash ETF will trade as AAA, with the aim of exceeding the 30 day Bank Bill Swap Rate with monthly income distributions. "With the introduction of ...