Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 61 - 70 of 86 results for %22Bonds Initiative%22

Believe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... ratings upgraded, interest rates fall further... European banks' balances would become healthier too as those sovereign bonds they bought gain in value. Then again, it's a challenge to be optimistic under this challenging environment. As we speak, the ...

Australia's finely balanced $376bn budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... of the politics of the budget, bond markets have already responded positively by lowering yields on Australian government bonds to their lowest level in more than 40 years, a trend that is expected to add to pressure on the Reserve Bank to keep lowering ...

HSBC announces first int'l RMB bond

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... banks and corporate will follow today's lead, and that we will see Chinese institutions and corporations issuing renminbi bonds in the London market in the very near future," Osborne said. Although European banks have previously issued renminbi bonds ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... million of the December 2013 bond line. The AOFM also announces details of a tender process for an issue of Treasury Indexed Bonds to be held on Tuesday, February 22. In equities news, first half results are due from Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd ...

Indonesia looking to deepen its capital markets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... attracted has resulted in foreigners controlling 58 per cent of all Indonesian equities and 30 per cent of their government bonds. Last year, 70 per cent of the $20 billion that was invested in Indonesia was foreign sourced. While Indonesia is at last ...

Covered bond conundrum

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
While the Treasurer's proposed reforms to permit banks and credit unions to issue covered bonds is broadly positive for the development of a bond market, investors can't expect a windfall in yields, said a QIC credit market expert. Australia's super ...

OneVue on global path with managed accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... so-called unified managed account (UMA) allows clients to integrate or manage under one platform their share portfolios, bonds, managed funds and non-investment products such as their home loan and insurance. "A UMA provides a consolidated view of total ...

Infra bonds get conditional industry support

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
The Coalition's plan to issue infrastructure bonds that could raise $20 billion for infrastructure projects has been cautiously endorsed by Australia's largest fixed income managers. Under the plan, bonds issued to fund projects approved by Infrastructure ...

SGX improves bonds trading

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
The Singapore Exchange is hoping to lure more institutional investors to trade Singaporean bonds by improving the listing, trading and distribution of fixed income products. By the first quarter of next year, SGX expects to offer an on-exchange secondary ...

FIIG opens corporate bonds to planners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
Fixed-income broker FIIG Securities has launched a new service that lets planners access corporate bonds for their clients that have traditionally been the preserve of banks, fund managers and the ultra wealthy. The new DirectBonds service lets investors ...