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Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
I'm highly certain that you didn't, but just in case you missed it, the All Ordinaries index has now reached its highest level since June 2008. The All Ords closed at 5,321 points yesterday, taking its overall gain this year to date up to 14.7% (18.6% ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... Fear was the reading of 48 back in August of 2011. Panic was the reading of 80.86 in November of 2008. What about the bond market? The Bank of America Merrill Lynch MOVE Index - the bond market sibling of the VIX index - is 77.1. This compares with readings ...

Catastrophe bonds offer answer to asset correlation problem

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... increasingly sought out alternative asset classes. For the first time in its nearly 17 year existence, the catastrophe bond market has hit $19 billion for the amount of risk capital outstanding. In light of the growing interest in the sector, Plenum ...

FIIG to manage new mid-cap corporate bond issue

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... Commercial print company PMP Limited has become the latest ASX-listed mid-cap to announce it will access the corporate bond market through a wholesale note issue arranged by bond broker FIIG Securities. The 4-year senior unsecured bond issue is set to ...

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
"When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me." - Ben E. King How serendipitous is it, 'ey? It's Ben all around. This little Ben ...

FIIG's latest bond issue already oversubscribed

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... 7.95% per annum with a minimum investment of $50,000, was oversubscribed. FIIG is a pioneer of the unrated corporate bond market in Australia, and chief executive Mark Paton said the success of its latest offering shows unrated paper is becoming a regular ...

OMTs - one year on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
It's all about China.A It's not landing hard.A It's stabilising. That's what you'll read in most finance headlines this morning Virginia as the main pusher of positive sentiment in Asian equity markets yesterday and Wall Street overnight. Europe closed ...

Cash Converters to raise $60m through bond issue

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... ($30 million). FIIG chief executive Mark Paton said the number of mid-cap corporates accessing capital through the bond market was turning "from a trickle into a flood". While all corporate bonds distributed by FIIG are unrated, Paton said that this ...

Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... Australia's economic and political environment. As global rather than local concerns had largely driven Australia's bond market rally, however, it was possible that they could work in the opposite direction-causing bond valuations to fall-as global volatility ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... Locally, Australian bond futures prices fell after the minutes' release. "It's mostly factored in, but the fact is the bond market sold off last night. "There's still liquidations in global bond markets and that's causing massive stress in everything ...