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INVESCO shores up fixed income with $280m global mandates

... has also launched a retail Universal Income Fund this month. The fund will invest in a combination of fixed income securities funds and mortgages, with the aim of returning bank bill rates plus 1.5 per cent after fees. O'Brien said they expect to make ...

NZ securities reforms pass legislature

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
... Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel said the new legislation should give investors greater confidence in New Zealand's securities markets with the introduction of a stronger regulatory framework under the Securities Legislation Bill just passed by Parliament. ...

Zurich appoints Denning Pryce to manage new income fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... many investors the fund would be preferable over traditional annuity streams like corporate debt or mortgage backed securities. The fund aims to achieve 10 per cent income per annum. Drennan said the fund was conceived for the retail market after consultations ...

Big banks pursue more exotic securitisation schemes

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... capital management," Davis said. "So far the vast bulk of securitisations in this market have been mortgage-backed securities. The CLO market in Europe has doubled in the past two years and we will see a lot more of that activity here." According to ...

More growth through structured products and MAs

... moving from the accumulation phase to income-type structures," said Ben Phillips, managing director of Putnam Lovell NBF Securities Inc. For example, he cited the fact that 70 million Americans will retire over the next 10 years. A similar situation ...

ACCC should regulate fund advertising: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2006
Regulation of super fund advertising should be taken away from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and handed to the competition regulator the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC), said the Investment and Financial ...

ASIC welcomes ex-head of ASX

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2006
... will start his new life as a regulator after being announced as a newly appointed commissioner with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The announcement by Treasurer Peter Costello was welcomed by ASIC chairman, Jeffrey Lucy. ...

Adviser faces charges of pilfering $1.3m

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2006
... Leech faced Bendigo Magistrates Court for 18 charges of theft and dishonesty brought about following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation. At the time of the alleged offences between July 1998 and November 2005 Leech ...

LaSalle welcomes new client services director

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
... invaluable to our growing client base. His appointment is testament to the spectacular growth of our global property securities business and provides a strong platform for us to introduce LaSalle's direct funds to Australian investors". LaSalle Investment ...

Clearing houses need to be licensed: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that it considers clearing houses to be financial products and operators will therefore need to be licensed. In announcing its position, ASIC has drawn a distinction between clearing ...