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US corporate debt mandate signed to Aussie manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... Carden, who oversees the Supervised Global Income Fund, says research indicates investors can make 700 basis points over LIBOR in the US market through a double B-rated corporate loan backed security. In Australia you can make about 560bps and in Europe ...

Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... a given exemption threshold by 0.5 percentage points, to minus 0.75%. It is moving the target range for the three-month Libor further into negative territory, to between minus 1.25% and minus 0.25%, from the current range of between minus 0.75% and plus ...

Easing cycle over for now

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... its aim of returning cash plus 4-5% since its April 2011 inception, outperforming the Bank of Merrill Lynch AUD 3-month Libor benchmark by 434 basis points.

SNB dismantles defense

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... exceed a given exemption threshold by 0.5 percentage points, to a^'0.75%. It is moving the target range for the three-month Libor further into negative territory, to between -1.25% and a^'0.25%, from the current range of between a^'0.75% and 0.25%" - ...

RBS posts soaring losses, pays $1m bonuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... rate hedging products, known as swaps, to small businesses. RBS, which has additionally been fined over its role in the Libor interest-rate rigging scandal, has been dragged into an worldwide probe over alleged manipulation of foreign exchange trading ...

Over regulation delays global recovery

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... and global thematic strategist Frances Hudson. According to Everett and Hudson, high-profile conduct failures such as the LIBOR fixing scandal, money laundering, tax avoidance and product mis-selling have reinforced the view that significant legislation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... fallen but London has eked out a gain as shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland rose despite the bank facing big fines over the Libor rate-rigging scandal. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies bounced back into the black in late trades to close with ...

ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... industry has been savaged by one reputational problem after another. First it was the GFC, then money-laundering and the Libor scandal," he explained. "While these issues have come out of our rival banks overseas, we must accept that all eyes are on ...

IQPC conference tackles operational risk

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... challenges posed by regulatory change. Recent scandals in the banking sector, including the HSBC money laundering case and the Libor rate-fixing scandal have highlighted the need for financial service providers to be extra vigilant in ensuring they take ...

Cash in on overseas asset offload

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... opportunity in Europe; European banks loved to originate project loan finance, 20 and 30 year loans. These floated off a Libor, so there was little rate risk. They would put it on the balance sheet and hold it to maturity." Replacing these banks as the ...