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Australia better than triple A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
"Absolutely not!" "That will never happen to this country." This was US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's when ABC News asked if he was concerned over a possible downgrade of America's credit rating. Worries about the US credit rating made the headlines ...

Gold's dimming lustre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... inflation is a gold's best friend. The inflation premium - measured as the difference between the yield on US 10-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities and the regular US 10-year Treasury bond yield -- has eased slightly after a sharp rise towards ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... for December. The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) conducts a tender of $500 million April 23, 2010, Treasury notes. In company news, Challenger Wine Trust and Tabcorp Holdings Ltd first half results are due. Department store giant Myer ...

Treasury Group names distribution execs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... client management, marketing and sales at Barclays Global Investors in Switzerland. Mark Burgess, managing director at Treasury Group, highlighted the importance of these appointment earlier in the week, adding the firm had worked closely with research ...

Boutique incubators target retail market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
Boutique incubators, Ascalon Capital Managers and Treasury Group, are ramping up their retail distribution strategy to broaden their fund managers' funds under management (FUM). Mark Burgess, managing director at Treasury Group, said the firm had spent ...

Cannae Capital joins Investors Mutual

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... appointment of Cannae's Hugh Giddy as senior portfolio manager spells a new chapter at the firm. Boutique incubator, Treasury Group, announced Cannae would take on a sub-advisory role in the management of IML's fund and institutional clients. This means ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... economic news on Thursday, the Australian Office of Financial Management plans to issue $600 million of May 7, 2010, Treasury notes. In company news, Oil Search Ltd releases fourth quarter results, while gold miner Newcrest Mining Ltd publishes its second ...

TAAM to add two more clients

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
Treasury Asia Asset Management (TAAM) is close to signing two more clients before the end of the first quarter. Peter Sartori, chief investment officer at TAAM, said the fund manager has the capacity to take on board some more funds from pension and ...

Tax breaks no enough: seniors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... average retirement age, argues an industry body. Michael O'Neill, chief executive at National Seniors, welcomed head of Treasury, Ken Henry's, proposal for tax concessions to encourage older workers to remain in the workforce. However, he warned that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... 25.55, or 1.12 per cent, at 2,265.70. Bond prices jumped as the stock market fell. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 3.60 per cent from 3.65 per cent late on Wednesday. LONDON - European stocks ...