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ASIC champion hybrid name change

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... Australian Securities & Investments Commission is pushing for the industry to use the label 'capital note' instead of 'hybrid securities', as part of its ongoing focus on misleading and deceptive advertising. Hybrids are not easy to define, but put simply ...

Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
Despite ASIC's decision to sound warning bells over the risks and complexities of hybrid securities, there is a growing appetite in the market for the high rate of return this product can offer investors. The corporate watchdog's warnings follows more ...

APRA issues final Basel III reforms

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has issued the long awaited final version of its new bank capital rules, known as Basel III, which are scheduled to come into full effect from next year. The Basel III capital framework was introduced ...

Suncorp and Bendigo jump on hybrid demand

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... company Suncorp is one of the latest to tap into investor demand for high yields with the launch of a $350 million Tier 1 hybrid offer this week. The insurance giant said that the money raised from the hybrids which are called Convertible Preference ...

No mandates lost over hybrid model: AustSuper

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... AustralianSuper wants to manage funds internally, starting with the management of its Australian equities portfolio through a hybrid internal/external system. Innes McKeand, AustralianSuper's head of equities said that Australian equities were a logical ...

Aus Sup to manage 30% of own funds in 5 years

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... next initiative to further reduce costs and increase net performance for members. The initial focus will be on creating a hybrid internal/external management model with the establishment of an internal management team for Australian equities which will ...

CBA set to launch a $750 million hybrid offer

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is set to launch a new hybrid offer on the 12 of September, which is expected to raise $750 million. The CBA's hybrid offer, known as PERLS VI, will qualify as a Tier 1 Capital and will have an initial face value of ...

Retail investors buy hybrids despite dangers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
While non-retail investors avoid buying hybrid securities, retail investors and their advisers chase after the alluring high yields of these complex products without seriously considering the high level of risks involved, according to an industry professional. ...

Dangers of hybrid securities unrecognised: Adviser

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
Hybrid securities poses great dangers for investors as they become more like shares as opposed to being more bond-like in the past, according to a financial adviser. Hybrid securities are one way for companies to borrow money from investors, while paying ...

ASIC warns of hybrid securities risks

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
ASIC has flagged warnings about the risks and complexities of hybrid securities, urging consumers to tread carefully and not be blindsided by promises of high yields. Hybrid securities are one way for companies to borrow money from investors, while ...