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ASIC proposal exposes investors to default risk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
The regulator's proposed listed corporate bond market has been welcomed by the industry but one bond manager warned its timing could pose a risk to retail investors. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is proposing to develop ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... which makes greenback-denominated commodities such as crude oil more expensive for buyers using other currencies. The bond market also fell. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond rose to 3.356 per cent from 3.349 per cent Thursday and that on the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher as US and European markets rose on encouraging earnings reports. Local resources stocks are also likely to be stronger due to higher commodity prices. At 0728 AEDT on the Sydney Futures ...

Undue credit (ratings)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... purchases of Treasuries would end as scheduled at the end of next month. This would be interesting. How would the US bond market react without the Fed's manipulation? There's one change this month though, the FOMC decided to extend MBS/agency debt purchases ...

Of population growth and surpluses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... as the eye can see. Back in the early 2000's, then Treaurer Peter Costello was even contemplating closing down the bond market -- it has reached its 'use by' date as Australia won't be going into the debt anymore. What happened? The GFC happened. Now ...

Aussie dollar rises to restore equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Proceed at your own risk. Forecasting in quiet times is difficult. Forecasting during periods of uncertainty is even more difficult. Forecasting currency movements during periods of uncertainty is well...a mug's game. The recent surge in the Australian ...

Investors eager for more bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... case with Korea's SK Telecom and KCC and Hong Kong's Techtronic Industries and SRE Group. While Asia's convertible bond market is still unable to stomach new issuances for weaker credit profiles, the secondary market will continue to be active as companies ...

Get into corporate bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... debt. Globally, new government debt issuance (expected to hit $5 trillion by 2010) will dwarf the corporate sector bond market but with corporate yields at historically high levels Aberdeen believes opportunity abounds for savvy investors. "Corporate ...

Get into corporate bonds: Aberdeen

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... debt. Globally, new government debt issuance (expected to hit $5 trillion by 2010) will dwarf the corporate sector bond market but with corporate yields at historically high levels Aberdeen believes opportunity abounds for savvy investors. "Corporate ...

RBNZ could go zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
The New Zealand bond market has moved in lockstep with its neighbour across the Tasman as it always had historically. There are numerous debates on why this should or should not be so. But whatever the underlying reasons behind this strong positive ...