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Falling rates turn Aussie bonds into "a poor choice"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... risk makes Australian government bonds "a relatively poor choice" for international investors despite their stellar AAA rating, according to Nikko Asset Management head of fixed income in Australia James Alexander. Alexander explained that Australia ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... that would have a significant budget impact like it did in the global financial crisis, " it "could put the country's AAA rating at risk". And don't forget my ever-present neighbour who keeps telling me Australia has been in recession since 2008. If ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... end-2015. Westpac's rationale - Australian bonds yield premium over the US won't narrow because of investor demand for our AAA rating -- is as rational as Mr. Boyton's were when he made his prediction. But then wouldn't a strengthening dollar-A weaken ...

S&P, ABN Amro appeals rejected in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... director of Bentham IMF, said: "The Full Court has unanimously upheld the original finding of Justice Jagot that S&P's AAA rating was to the knowledge of S&P, misleading and deceptive, and without reasonable basis. "In finding that damages arising from ...

Federal Court finds S&P guilty in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... AMRO, in exercising real and substantial influence over S&P's rating process, misrepresented facts to S&P causing a AAA rating to be granted by S&P when the rating ought to have been more like junk," Walker said. "Today's Court ruling will enable the ...

OMFG! Australia could lose an A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... among AAA-rated sovereigns in that its external position is very weak," he said. "What that means is that to retain the AAA rating, everything else needs to remain very strong, including public finances," he said. "So we would be looking for a narrowing ...

Court rules against S&P in Lehmann Brothers class action

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
A Federal Court judgement against ratings agency Standard & Poor's has cleared the way for Councils, church groups and charities to continue a damage claim relating to Lehman Brothers complex products. Church groups, charities and 91 Councils in Australia ...

LGS carbon screening possible, but not imminent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... was announced today that the fund ranked second globally for its sustainable investment practices and maintained its AAA rating as part of the Climate Institute's Asset Owner's Disclosure Project (AODP). This project assesses how 458 of the world's biggest ...

Baird proposes tax changes for NSW infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... election mandate to go ahead with such a project. Baird also reaffirmed the NSW Government's commitment to retaining its AAA rating. Victoria is the only other state with the top credit rating.

Abenomics strengthens investment ties with Japan

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... Japanese capital, not just because of the trade links but because Australia still has an interest rate and still has a AAA rating. There's going to be tens of billions of dollars flowing this way."

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