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FIIG opens corporate bonds to planners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... release. FIIG Securities managing director Jim Stening called the new service a "major step" in opening up the Australian bond market to individuals, companies and self-managed super funds. It would also complement recent ASIC moves aimed at encouraging ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... per cent, at 1,055.69 points. The tech-rich Nasdaq index ended down 11.72 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 2,158.85. The bond market weakened. LONDON - European stock markets ended higher on Wednesday. Optimism was kept in check, however, by expectations ...

Challenger launches Bentham

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
Challenger Financial Services has launched Bentham Asset Management, an investment boutique created on the back of the group's recently purchased assets from Credit Suisse. Bentham will be managed by portfolio manager and principal, Richard Quin, and ...

PIMCO favours Latin American and Asian bonds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
PIMCO has tilted its Global Bond Fund towards sovereign bonds in Latin America and Asia, shunning bonds from developed and emerging Europe. Peter Dorrian, head of global wealth management at PIMCO Australia, said Latin America and Asian countries, prior ...

Global Sovereign Crisis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... How do you solve a problem like Athena? The bears are slowly coming back from the woodworks as the vigilantes of the bond market train their crosshairs from Greece to other Eurozone countries. And we're all getting caught in the crossfire. Is that doom ...

Sell in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... Portugal, Spain and Italy's debt obligations are too large for EU resources. What if that happens? There'll be more bond market upheavals and the consequent credit ratings downgrades that translate to higher borrowing costs for these countries. Economic ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... credit, and modest income growth." Because of these, the recovery "is likely to be moderate for a time." But the US bond market appears to be unconvinced with the Fed's explanation. If it was, yields on 10-year benchmark US Treasuries would be coming ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... leaders that the EU was ready to help Greece at any time it was asked eased longstanding investor concerns and the bond market. The benchmark FTSE 100 index closed up 58.28 points, or 1.02 per cent, at 5,770.98 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 closed up ...

Flip-flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... all know Greek's financing needs go well beyond the end of 2010. Flop. It was partly Trichet who prompted a Greek bond market rally, it is Trichet that also caused another wave of selling. Anxiety flared up again when the ECB President told France's ...

PIMCO Australia draws record $30bn FUM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... funds where our clients are aware of the higher risk." Dorrian said that to help retail investors understand how the bond market works, the local operation launched a new website early last year. "It's not a product site. It's not a PIMCO flog. It's ...