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Treasury Group makes more Asian moves

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
Treasury Group has acquired a 20% equity stake in Singapore based multi-strategy Asian equities manager, Octis Asset Management. Treasury Group (TRG) said that it had also acquired an option to increase its stake by 10% if requirements linked to new ...

GS, Citi appointed for NSW elec, coal mine sales

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... proceeds of around $3bn, while the avoided ongoing operation and maintenance costs are expected to save $850 million. Treasury estimates also predict a further $6bn saving to NSW taxpayers in avoided costs to meet future generation capacity needs. "This ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... response to continuing fears of contagion in Europe. The rush to safe-haven bond destinations has pushed demand for US treasury bonds so high that they were trading at price to earning ratios of more than 60, twice their normal level, reported Benjamin ...

NSW govt run annuity targets platforms

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... opportunity to buy an annuity style inflation protected debt instrument. The product was launched in March, however, NSW Treasury Corporation spokesperson Tim Hext said raising awareness of the product was "to be honest, going quite slowly." "At the ...

Can this latest kick of the can can?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... cost would be too great - even for Germany - if it were to shatter. In addition, could you name one euro head honcho or treasury chief or central bank commander that'll allow his name to be forever etched in the annals of history as the name that bombed ...

SMSFs should pay SuperStream levy: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... biggest component in the industry - pay their share of the costs," she said. The AIST has just lodged its submission to Treasury outlining their views on SuperStream. Their key recommendations are that all participants of the superannuation system deriving ...

Vic to issue bonds to plug VisionSuper DB deficit

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... Financial Standard understands that the councils would go to market with bonds potentially underwritten by the Victorian Treasury Corporation, enabling them to sell debt and soften the blow of their funding obligations. Defined benefit schemes in Australia ...

Uncle Ben to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... is not the form or shape of the stimulus but whether or not Uncle Ben actually delivers. I think it will. While ex-US Treasury secretary Henry Paulson thinks that the European sovereign debt crisis would only have a minimal effect on US economic growth ...

Equity clearing and settlement discussion paper released

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... in settlement and minimums imposed by IOSCO are both being considered in potential responses. Submissions are due to Treasury by August 10.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases new motor vehicle sales for May. No major equities news is expected, although Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson is due to address the CEDA State of The Nation dinner in Canberra. In Australia, the market ...