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Shocked, not awed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
Shocked maybe...but not awed. The recent financial market movements -- yes, those downs... then ups... then downs -- we've seen this week immediately before and after the European Union's announcement of a 750 billion bail out package indicate that ...

African bourse on the rise

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... (ATS) that was launched on the same month. The platform ushers a new era in local trading after it pushed weekly corporate bond turnover from Kshs. 3.91 million on average in 2009 to the current Kshs. 75.76 million a week - a phenomenal increase of 1,836 ...

Risk-free no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
Now we've seen it all! It's all over the headlines. A handful of US corporates are deemed better able to pay their debt than the US government! Bloomberg reports that bonds offered by Berkshire Hathaway, Proctor and Gamble, Johnson and Johnson and Lowe's ...

Omega hires insto sales manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... investments," he said. Meanwhile, the firm also launched the Omega Global Government Bond fund and the Omega Global Corporate Bond fund last week.

Happy birthday bull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... also noted that the positive impact of monetary policy and lower oil prices are being underestimated and that the corporate bond market has improved in 2009. Perhaps we are living in a world of fools, where the sane man is the fool, the idiot and worse ...

Russell ups alternatives exposure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
Russell has opened its flagship multi-asset portfolio, the Russell Pooled Superannuation Trust Balanced Opportunities Unit, to three new alternative asset sector funds. According to a press statement from Russell, the move has seen the trust's alternative ...

Stimulexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
Get shorty! Equity markets, commodity markets, corporate bond markets and all other riskier asset markets continue to extend their gains early in 2010. But somehow, the uptrend does not look as convincing as last year's rally. Are markets psyching themselves ...

Wellington and Omega win ING mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... exposure to global investment grade credit. "With this in mind the decision was made to introduce an investment grade corporate bond mandate into the GFI portfolio. "Following an extensive review of the sector, Wellington was found to be 'best of breed' ...

ASIC proposal exposes investors to default risk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
The regulator's proposed listed corporate bond market has been welcomed by the industry but one bond manager warned its timing could pose a risk to retail investors. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is proposing to develop ...

AMP all aboard CFS, Navigator and Macq platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
AMP Capital Investors' Capital Asian Equity Growth and Corporate Bond Fund have been added to a number of Colonial First State, Navigator and Macquarie platforms. The AMP Capital Asian Equity Growth Fund has been added to Colonial First State FirstWrap ...