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FSI asks industry to consider greater ASIC powers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... into Asia. It also observed that a range of regulatory and tax factors have limited the development of the domestic bond market and is asking for submissions to look at ways 'vanilla' bond offerings could be widened.

Here we go again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... expectations, and readings on financial developments. Go that? "...readings on financial developments." Must be why the US bond market's happy. Yields on 10-year US Treasuries closed at 2.57% last night... down from a high of 2.7% posted on 3 July because ...

AustralianSuper balanced option returns 13.88% in FY13

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The equity markets' rally has contributed in AustralianSuper balanced option delivering 13.88% returns after investment fees and taxes for financial year 2013. The result was influenced by equity markets rallying both in Australia and globally. The ...

FEATURE: In search of the missing asset class

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
Recent regulatory changes have removed some of the barriers the Australian corporate bond market has posed to issuers and investors. But Australia is still some way behind its international peers. Mark Smith finds out what more can be done to improve ...

Nikko AM to launch Singapore's first Chinese onshore bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... one of the first fund managers to launch an offshore RMB bond fund shortly after the liberalisation of the Chinese bond market in November 2010. The Fund, subject to regulatory approval, is designed for retail investors in Singapore seeking a total return ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... Standard we look at the recent regulatory changes that have removed some of the barriers to the Australian corporate bond market and investigate why Australia is still behind its international peers in getting involved in this market. We also look at ...

New compass needed for global economy: BIS

NATHALIE OLOF-ORS, AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
Countries must dramatically rethink strategies for avoiding and dealing with financial crises, the Bank for International Settlements says, urging far more focus on fighting debt. The Swiss-based BIS -- dubbed the central bankers' central bank -- has ...

YBR Smarter Money receives rating upgrade

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... returns above 3.5% annually. "Deposit rates have been falling as banks have been able to source cheap money in the bond market. This has made the search for reasonable yield even more difficult for savers and retirees. We believe Smarter Money has an ...

Everything but the kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... non-financial corporations. "Targetted" because it excludes "loans to households for house purchase". More give. Suspension of bond market sterilisation. "In addition, we decided to suspend the weekly fine-tuning operation sterilising the liquidity injected ...

NAB arranges NEXTDC corporate bond issuance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... investors. NAB Executive General Manager Debt Markets, Steve Lambert, said the transaction "clearly shows how the bond market can be supportive of our growing companies and complementary to a healthy bank market. The corporate bond market provides NEXTDC ...