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Don't ignore Lifecycle Funds: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... Mercer's Corporate Super Trust launched a default Lifecycle Fund in July last year, and "pretty much all four of the big banks will launch one under MySuper," Mathers said. "They [the banks] will probably have a pretty strong message for mums and dads ...

Successful Telstra bond issue to open flood gates for big banks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
The success of Telstra's $750 million bond issue could pave the way for further issues from Australia's largest companies, according to Lincoln Indictors' Elio D'Amato. The five-year coupons, the first from the company since 2005, were sold to the market ...

SFG appoints head of B2B business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... Platforms. SFG Australia's managing director, Tony Fenning, said: "With the consolidation of dealer groups into the big banks, insurance and fund companies over recent years, we anticipate good demand for a pre-eminent B2B service provider which assists ...

ASIC champion hybrid name change

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... The corporate watchdog's warnings follow more than $11 billion worth of hybrids issued since the start of the year by big banks and household name companies such as IAG, Caltex, CBA and Westpac. ASIC has twice cautioned investors to not be blindsided ...

Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... The corporate watchdog's warnings follows more than $11 billion worth of hybrids issued since the start of the year by big banks and household name companies such as NAB, Crown, IAG and Caltex. The highest issue this year is Westpac's $1.6 billion offer ...

Suncorp and Bendigo jump on hybrid demand

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... capital raised from the Convertible Preference Shares, will be used to redeem an issue of Reset Preference Shares Amid big banks and household names flooding the market with hybrids, ASIC is pushing to change the name from 'hybrid security to 'capital ...

Swan talks up bank reforms for competition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... said that since December 2010 smaller banks have captured an estimated $17.7 billion in home lending business from the big banks with non-major banks growing home lending at almost three times the rate of their bigger rivals over the past year. This ...

MFOs take growth from banks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... followed by BNY Mellon Wealth Management with US$64.5bn. According to Bloomberg, boutique family offices question both the big banks' level of service and their motivation, claiming banks are often too eager to sell their own hedge and mutual funds creating ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... lower, slipping 12.5 cents, or 1.85 per cent, to $6.645. Rival Santos dropped 21 cents, or 1.79 per cent, to $11.52. Big banks were mostly lower, with National Australia Bank bucking the trend by adding four cents to $22.19. After gaining more than eight ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... weaker demand for coal transport and wet weather. It had given up 11 cents, or three per cent, to $3.78 by 1038 AEDT. The big banks opened with smaller losses, with Westpac retreating by three cents, or 0.14 per cent, to $21.26. National Australia Bank ...