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HSBC announces first int'l RMB bond

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... London. This builds on the progress London has already made toward becoming the western hub for renminbi." "I hope that other major European banks and corporate will follow today's lead, and that we will see Chinese institutions and corporations issuing ...

Alphinity backs growth in energy sector

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
Alphinity Investment Management expects Australia will experience 4% steel growth in 2012 but picks the energy sector as where the real growth can be found. "We are coming to the close of the super growth cycle for steel although there is a short term ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... eventually leave it unable to meet its debt commitments. Meanwhile, in the US, better-than-expected earnings reports from major companies such as Goldman Sachs, Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson helped boost New York stock markets. Mr Ive said that, with ...

Russell rethinks indices on expected bank windfall

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
Russell Investments has reconstituted the Australian high dividend and high value indices in favour of banking stocks ahead of reporting season. The semi-annual reconstitution has been driven by attractive valuations and expected income from the banks. ...

Report assesses super allocation issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... members who retired after the GFC were unprepared and they had diminished values at the time they accessed their benefits. A major contributor to this problem has been the asset allocations of those nearing retirement which remained fully committed to ...

Currencies dominate CFDs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... and new traders were focused on currencies, commodities and indices given volatility in those areas, with trading across major forex pairs offering access to tight fixed spreads. "Traders using Capital CFDs in the 1st quarter of 2012 maintained their ...

CommInsure names advice distrib head

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... CommInsure's national retail insurance sales. Goss was previously head of insurance sales at ANZ-owned OnePath, which is undergoing major staff cuts at this time after announcing that 230 jobs from the wealth management arm would be cut. Goss has 28 ...

YBR launches savings fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... given the chance to invest like the top end of town," said Mark Bouris, YBR executive chairman. "RBA analysis shows that the major banks earn about 2.4% per annum more than they pay retail depositors," said Bouris. YBR said that pre-GFC, the OECD found ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... suggested the Federal Reserve would maintain its efforts to keep interest rates at record lows for the medium term. LONDON - Major European stock markets bounced back on Thursday from losses early in the day as investors shrugged off the results of an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... a massive deficit in February, but the figures showed that exports and imports were still weak owing to economic woes in major overseas markets and slow domestic demand. The country recorded a trade surplus of $5.35 billion in March, as exports rose ...