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Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... fest by the G20 could give us greater clarity on who, what and where the war is being waged. No, not me! For aside from the Swiss the National Bank (SNB), which had been frank in capping the Swiss franc's appreciation since late 2011... SNB Press Release ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... amid a public holiday in the United States, although the luxury goods sector was tarnished by a gloomy outlook from the Swiss group Richemont. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies gained 0.43 per cent on Monday to 6,180.98 points, a level unseen ...

UBS Global AM secures major FI mandates

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012
... successfully been awarded two significant fixed income mandates in Australia, collectively worth close to A$2.8 billion. A leading Swiss-based global multi-line insurance provider has formally appointed Global AM as a fixed income investment manager ...

Family office and HNW clients overlook best cash deposit rates

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... is also a custody or 'third-party' fee on top of the reduced deposit rate. Right now, some currency deposits, such as the Swiss franc and euro, are negative meaning you pay the bank for keeping your money safe! In Australian dollars, some deposit rates ...

Real estate better than bonds: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... investors. In Europe the manager says that the best opportunities are in the prime real estate such as that available in the Swiss market, in London's trendy West End and the dependable German retail offerings. While the outlook for real estate investment ...

Vague ANZ wealth strategy disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... has also launched ANZ Smart Choice Super, an aggressively priced MySuper-inspired product and announced an alliance with Swiss private bank Vontobel. Other than that, Philips presentation clinged strongly to unclear management-speak enigmas such as 'productivity ...

Bogus super fund a wake-up call for investors: ASIC

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
ASIC has received complaints regarding the activities of Swiss Private Capital Ltd (Swiss Private) and their offers of interests in 'Aussie Super -Superannuation Fund'. Purporting to be a Dubai-based private investment firm with branch offices in New ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... 10-year benchmark bond yields. Since the day of Steen's forecasts, Swedish and Norwegian bonds have fallen by 7 basis points. Swiss ones dropped by 30 bps. Which one's the safe haven? 7 Swiss National Bank (SNB) wins and catapults the euro-Swiss franc ...

UBS to cut up to 10 000 jobs

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
Swiss bank UBS AG could cut as many as 10 000 jobs after announcing a $AUD 2.25 billion net profit loss on Tuesday. As part of a cost-cutting following the result, Switzerland's biggest bank said that it "is likely to have a headcount of around 54 000" ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... euro rebounded on Tuesday as investors cheered positive company earnings and reacted to news of thousands of job cuts at Swiss bank UBS. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies closed up 0.95 per cent to 5,849.9 points, while in Frankfurt the DAX 30 ...