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Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... securities, there is a growing appetite in the market for the high rate of return this product can offer investors. The corporate watchdog's warnings follows more than $11 billion worth of hybrids issued since the start of the year by big banks and household ...

Fund managers bullish on Asian bonds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... distressed prices. The high levels of government debt at this point in the cycle have led to a pick up in interest at the corporate level although volatility is pushing institutional investors towards more hard currency debt. "When you invest in emerging ...

ETFs hit $6bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... are also 10 fixed interest and cash ETFs available, including ETFs that reflect Australian bonds, government bonds, corporate bonds, and the US equivalents. Currency and commodity ETFs make up a further 23, reports the ASX.

Super funds out-perform TDs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... year returns are still depressed at only -0.6% pa. Not-for-profit funds achieved median 12 month returns of 6.9% and corporate master trusts 6.4%, resulting in a segment gap that is only 0.5 percentage points, the lowest it has been in two years. While ...

New exec chairman: Nomura Australia

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... chairman of investment banking, Australia, prior to which he was vice chairman of Citi Australia and managing director, corporate broking. "He has over 35 years' experience in the investment banking and stock broking industries and has been involved ...

Two execs depart Telstra Super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
Two executives are to depart the marketing and HR functions of Australia's largest corporate superannuation fund. Cameron Hill, product and marketing manager at Telstra Super will move to OnePath in the coming weeks while Diana Maloney, general manager ...

SMSF industry hits back on 'rort' claims

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... in April this year showing that as at June 2010 when the average balance for an SMSF member was $466,909 the average corporate fund super balance was $90,815; the average retail account balance was $20,248 and the average industry balance was $19,641. ...

Suncorp and Bendigo jump on hybrid demand

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... simply they are a cross breed of debt and equity and can often be traded on a secondary market such as the ASX. The corporate watchdog has twice issued warnings of the associated risks as inexperienced investors often get dazzled by high yields and trusted ...

State Street appointed custodian for ING's Living Super

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... provide custody and administration services including fund accounting, taxation, regulatory reporting, unit pricing and corporate actions. In addition, State Street Global Advisors has been appointed as investment manager for the managed investments ...

Retirement adequacy hits post-GFC low: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... director Craig Meller. AMP's Index used data for the six months from June 2011 to December 2011 from more than 280,000 AMP corporate superannuation customers to predict retirement adequacy based on 65% of an individual's pre-retirement income. The data ...