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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
... fourth-largest home lender would be given a short-term credit line from the UK Financial Services Authority and the UK Treasury to allow it to maintain operations. "The Aussie, kiwi and all carry trade (currencies) got dumped on the back of that," Ms ...

JPMorgan serves up investment legends

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... Growth Fund, which gained 305 per cent over the five years to the end of August 2007, as an example. Josiah Li, head of treasury and structured products at Citibank Australia said: "We are excited to be able to help our clients gain access to the skills ...

Russell wins $3bn ACT Treasury mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
The ACT Department of Treasury has appointed Russell Investment Group as asset consultant on investments worth over $3 billion. The five-year deal will see Russell advise on the Superannuation Provision Account (SPA) and the Territory Banking Account ...

Councils exposed

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... leverage in those products. Local Government Minister Paul Lynch told ABC Radio this week that his department and the NSW Treasury were investigating the level of councils' exposure and reviewing investment protocols. While dismissing the likelihood ...

RBC Dexia scores two global custody deals

... First State Investments. The move comes after RBC Dexia was appointed to provide similar services for the Dublin-based TG Treasury Asia Fund. Christine Feldmanis, managing director, Treasury Group Investment Services said they chose the group because ...

Treasury group seeds another boutique

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
The Treasury Group (TTG), the funds management incubation and development group, has entered into an agreement to establish a new boutique asset manager to be known as Cannae Capital Partners that will target Australian and New Zealand equities. The ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
The Australian bond market opened weaker today as good news in the US services industry and jobs pushed US Treasury yields up by as much as 10 basis points. At 0900 AEST, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond was at 6.243 per cent ...

Asset Super takes cash and splits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2007
Asset Super has taken a $110 million cash mandate from Macquarie Treasury Fund and split it between ING's active Enhanced Cash fund and Perpetual's passively managed Exact Cash fund. The move sees 55 per cent of the mandate go to ING, while 45 per cent ...

Economic round-up: Greenspan versus the poet

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... there that I have more influence than I know I have.'' However, while at the same event he forecasted higher benchmark Treasury Yields and increased premiums on emerging market debt, some US investors immediately felt the need to sell-off US notes. Benchmark ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
... points at 6311.1, while the all ordinaries was 29.2 points lower at 6338.2. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled on Thursday as Treasury yields surged above 5 per cent, reinforcing fears that global inflation would force borrowing costs to rise. Major indices ...