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FIIG assists on $40 million corporate bond issuance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
Information technology products distributor Dicker Data has announced a $40 million corporate bond issuance, with FIIG Securities acting as sole lead arranger for the transaction. The five-year notes issue has a minimum initial investment of $50,000 ...

Australia's coming $32bn SIB sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... been predicted they will reach $32 billion over the same period, which given Australia's lack of an established corporate bond market could make SIBs an investment class worth considering. McClure said on SKY News when he released his report that SIBs ...

European insurers attract dividend seekers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
Low European interest rates pushing investors to find higher yielding stocks is encouraging them to reconsider the insurance sector. An investment briefing released by Amundi Asset Management said the insurance sector, after strong focus on derisking ...

New online bond researcher launches

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
Fixed income researcher BondAdviser was launched today through an online portal. Created with the goal of making the bond market more approachable to investors, BondAdviser monitors all ASX-listed interest rate securities and a "large range" of over-the-counter ...

AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
AMP Capital head of investment strategy and chief economist Shane Oliver has warned investors to be wary of deflation but is optimistic that any ill effects will be short-lived. "In the current environment sustained deflation could cause problems. Falling ...

Inquiry asks for greater simple bond red tape reduction

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The cost of issuing corporate bonds for the retail market should be reduced further by amending the simple bond legislation to make disclosure less complicated, the Inquiry into the financial system has said in its final report. In one of its 44 recommendations ...

Financial System Inquiry recommendations wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... as a 'sophisticated' or 'professional' investor, where the founder of the fund meets those definitions. Retail corporate bond market: Reduce disclosure requirements for large listed corporates issuing 'simple' bonds and encourage industry to develop ...

NAB launches Australia's first certified climate bond

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
National Australia Bank plans to raise at least $150 million for renewable energy facilities with the launch of a so-called 'green bond.' The NAB Climate Bond is also the first bank-issued bond to be certified in compliance with international Climate ...

FIIG nabs JB Were head of advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
FIIG Securities has appointed fomer JB Were head of advice to the newly-created position of head of personal and intermediary clients. Grant McCorquodale was head of advice at National Australia Bank-owned (NAB) and has held executive roles at Macquarie ...

ECB QE go riding on Fed QE stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
It's a wrap! QE is. Looking at Wall Street's performance overnight - the Dow and the S&P 500 up more than 1.0%, the Nasdaq up nearly 2.0% (rounded) and the Russell 2000 up nearly 3.0% (rounded) - the men and women at the Fed must be patting each other's ...