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FIIG's latest bond issue already oversubscribed

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
Corporate bond broker FIIG Securities' $60 million Cash Converters bond issue has closed after receiving full subscription within two weeks of its release, demonstrating a healthy appetite for unrated corporate debt. FIIG said the five-year unsecured ...

QE infinity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013

Surprise tapering delay boosts Australian shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Federal Open Market Committee's surprise decision not to begin tapering its stimulus measures has brought a fresh wave of confidence to Australian investors, according to industry experts. Federal Reserve chairman Ban Bernanke said the US would ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher after the US Federal Reserve surprised investors by deciding to continue with its $US85 billion-a-month stimulus scheme. The All Ordinaries had jumped 59.7 points, or 1.14 per cent, to 5,290.1 after opening ...

SMSFs missing out on overseas performance

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013

ASIC's SMSF report being misread

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
A report commissioned by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) into the cost of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) has been misinterpreted. The report, 'Cost of Operating SMSFs', which was prepared by Rice Warner Actuaries ...

EQT makes last attempt to attract TRU shareholders

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
In a last attempt to attract The Trust Company shareholders to its buyout proposal, Equity Trustees (EQT) has extended its offer for the company. The announcement arrives after this week The Trust Company board recommended its shareholders to reject ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
The Australian stock market has started lower as traders sit on the sidelines following recent gains and ahead of this week's meeting of the Federal Reserve. RBS Morgans senior private client adviser Bill Chatterton said traders appeared to have been ...

FSU considering options after NAB snub

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
National Australia Bank (NAB) failed to meet a deadline with the Financial Sector Union (FSU) to clarify whether sacked employees would be entitled to their Short Term Incentives [STIs] and now faces further action from the union. The Financial Sector ...

Taper to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013