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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... said it would raise $US500 million ($A465.2 million) from institutional and retail investors in order to replace its current tier two convertible debt. The stock was in a trading halt and last traded at $11.50. Building products maker James Hardie Industries ...

Pressure on yields continues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... investors are also driving yields lower, with very few AAA issuers left. Despite Australia being quite small, we are in the top tier," he said.

AIA Australia launches life product upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
Life insurance provider AIA Australia has upgraded its priority protection product to include severe diabetes as a crisis event under its benefits listings in response to skyrocketing cases in the Australian population. It is reported that some 275 ...

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... because of all the provisions negotiated by finance sector lobbyists. The Volcker Rule restricts to 3% the proportion of tier one capital that banks can invest into hedge funds and private equity and places heavy limits on the extent to which banks can ...

Australia's retirement system the most sustainable in the world

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... out by the pension system upon retirement) are too high. "At the other end of the spectrum is Australia. Australia's two-tier system of lean public pensions and highly developed funded superannuation pensions means we are best prepared with respect to ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... total insolvency of Greece." European banks will be recapitalised and required to raise another a,-106 bil to boost their Tier 1 capital - to 9% -- after writing down their holdings of sovereign debts. Those that can't find enough funding from the markets ...

Uncertainty and consolidation just the beginning: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... listed players may be a sign of things to come." The AFA also believes advisers have been put at a disadvantage due to the two-tier release of the FOFA reforms. "The Government delivered its first tranche of draft legislation late but has shown no signs ...

Bear markets provide investment opportunites

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
There are opportunities in the potentially emerging bear market which present opportunities for investors despite the challenging conditions, according to a boutique fund manager. David Hobart, managing director, Blue Sky Apeiron spoke this week in ...

Advisers expect profits to climb 10pc despite FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... future. The Macquarie Practice Consulting's 2011 Financial Planning Practices Benchmarking survey of 109 boutique and mid-tier financial planning practices, found that 73% expect 10% higher profits in two years time. Practices with a dealer group AFSL ...

UBS undecided on OptiMix future

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... opportunity to lock in a solid distribution partnership with ANZ. "Clearly it takes us from the pack, if you will, to the top tier and that's very important," said Ben Heap, head of global asset management, Australia and New Zealand, UBS. "I think as ...