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AIA raises US$20.5bn in IPO

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... the UK insurer's shareholders opposed the transaction. AIG will use the IPO proceeds to pay down its debt to the US government. The beleaguered insurer has retained an increasingly valuable 33 per cent stake in its Asian subsidiary. Despite the strong ...

One voice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... didn't matter what maturity they bought, they've lost money so far this year. To date, two-year notes issued by the US government have lost 0.7 per cent of their value, 5-years are down by 1.3 per cent, 10-years shed 1.2 per cent and 30-year Treasuries ...

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Bill Shorten, former Parliamentary secretary for disability services and AustralianSuper and Victorian Funds Management Corporation director, has been appointed minister for superannuation while former superannuation minister Chris Bowen takes on the ...

Bond rush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... already weak labor market." The bond markets like this... very much. Yields on US Treasuries dropped. Yields on US government bonds with 5, 10 and 30-year maturities are back down to their levels at the height of the GFC. The yield on two-year Treasuries ...

Nothing to fear in hung parliament

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
The financial services industry is still digesting the ramifications of Saturday's election cliffhanger, which has given Australia its first hung parliament since 1940. "It certainly does leave the industry in limbo at the moment," said Fiona Reynolds ...

SSgA cuts securities lending on fixed income funds

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... Index Fund; SSgA UK Government Bond Index Fund and SSgA US Corporate Bond Index Fund. Also on the list were the SSgA US Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA Euro Corporate Bond Index Fund; SSgA Euro Broad Investment Grade Bond Index Fund; and SSgA EMU Government ...

SEC hunts BP oil spill scammers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... eco-system. Others include mention of contracts with BP, claims the company is providing technical assistance to US Government agencies, predictions of rapid sales growth and pressure to invest immediately. Investigate before investing, find out who ...

To spend or not to spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Financial markets have comeback to reality after being distracted by the renminbi sideshow courtesy of the Peoples Bank of China. They've woken up to the reality that their dream of a floating, dearer yuan is just that a dream. Oh yes, the PBOC tried ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... problems paying their bills. Banks were hurt further by worries about their vulnerability to Europe's troubles. The US government's May jobs report was an unpleasant surprise for investors who had grown a little more upbeat about the domestic economy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... numbers, stocks were boosted by a rebound in energy companies, where heavy losses were posted a day earlier when the US government announced criminal and civil investigations into the Gulf oil spill. A rise in the euro from a four-year low on Tuesday ...