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Bond boom or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... to date (after a 29.1% rally in 2011). And who can ignore the rally in our very own bond market of late? Australian government bond prices have risen by more than America's (in US$ terms so we don't compare apples with oranges) so far this year - up ...

Reg compliance with archaic technology unlikely: Bravura

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... and are difficult to modify without significant cost or business disruption, Slee said. At a time when the Australian Government is encouraging consolidation of super holdings, there is additionally more visibility at the member level over provider performance ...

Folkestone forced to pay cash

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... Innovation Australia - an independent statutory body established to assist with the administration of the Australian Government's innovation and venture capital programs. Austock's property funds business is comprised of four funds, including the ASX-listed ...

Heritage Bank launches online RSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... Savings Account (RSA), known as Secure Super Account. Heritage Bank's Secure Super Account is protected by the Australian Government's deposit guarantee and will pay an interest rate that tracks 0.5 percentage points above the official cash rate of the ...

SSgA launches two fixed income ETFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... ETFs are the State Street Global Advisors' (SSgA) SPDR S&P(R)/ASX Australian Bond Fund and the SPDR S&P/ASX Australian Government Bond Fund. "These new ETFs aim to give retail investors exposure to markets which have traditionally been difficult and ...

US releases model FATCA agreement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... the front of that queue," said FSC chief John Brogden, who has been pushing for decisive action from the Australian government. Brogden was in Washington DC earlier this month for meetings with US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials ...

Model FATCA intergov agreement imminent

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... intergovernmental agreement on FATCA would be released in the next few weeks. FSC chief John Brogden has urged the Australian government to take advantage of the option and act quickly to ensure a carve-out for Australian superannuation funds. Due to ...

FSC focuses FATCA talk on govt agreement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... clear from our discussions with US Government officials that a strong public statement is required from the Australian government calling for the commencement of talks to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the United States," Brogden said ...

Aust needs better PPP infra structures: Greiner

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
Canadian pension funds' aggressive appetite for Australian infrastructure assets is indicative of the failure of Australian governments to structure deals in a way suitable for local super funds. Nick Greiner, chairman of Infrastructure NSW, said yesterday ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Yields on Australian government 10-year bonds plummeting to record lows points to investors expecting near negligible economic growth in the foreseeable future. But it could also be driven by overseas investors desperate for a safe-haven. In April this ...