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Corporate bonds stagnant in Australia

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Corporate bonds are popular now among Australian investors but Swiss-based independent active alternatives investment manager GAM said they still need to be aware of the sector's risks. Corporate and securitised bonds comprise $55bn or 10% of the Barclays ...

BlackRock to buy private equity business

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
US investment manager BlackRock will acquire Swiss Re's European private equity and infrastructure fund of funds franchise, Private Equity Partners. The sale of Swiss Re's US$7.5bn unit is expected to be completed by the end of Q3, according to a statement ...

MLC MasterKey Business Super wins $34m in mandates

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
MLC MasterKey Business Super has won three corporate super mandates worth $34 million. The employers who have just signed on to MasterKey Business Super are McMillan Shakespeare, Kentz Engineering and Swisse Vitamins. The $34 million boost would take ...

UK longevity insurance on the rise

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012

JBWere partners with Swiss bank

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
JBWere has entered into a partnership with family-owned Swiss private bank Lombard Odier to deliver international trading capabilities. Available to investors in Australia and New Zealand with more than $1 million to invest, the partnership allows JBWere ...

Macquarie Life appoints national underwriting manager

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... leading Macquarie Life's underwriting team. Bertasso previously held roles with CommInsure, AMP and with global reinsurer, Swiss Re. "Marcello has a wealth of experience in the life insurance and reinsurance industries, which sees him bring to Macquarie ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... started inspecting the working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled. TURIN - A Swiss billionaire and a Belgian baron have been found guilty and sentenced to 16 years each in prison by an Italian court in a groundbreaking ...

She's becoming right, mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... one. The US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank announced that they were pumping more liquidity in the financial system - by lowering the interest rates on ...

A liquid Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... world's biggest central banks -US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Swiss National Bank - sent financial markets soaring overnight. Whoops, better make it seven central banks. Because a couple of ...

UBS CEO resigns over rogue trading scandal

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... accepted the resignation of its chief executive, Oswald GrA1/4bel, after the recent rogue trading scandal that lost the Swiss bank $2.36 billion. Sergio Ermotti has been named group chief executive on an interim basis, following GrA1/4bel's resignation ...