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ASIC sets its sights on hybrid securities

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... highlights the features and risks of these securities and includes information on the new 'non-viability' clauses found in recent bank hybrids. It also breaks down the common terms found in hybrid prospectuses, so readers can understand what 'interest ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... figures for December/December quarter and international trade in goods and services data for December. The National Australia Bank's business survey for the December quarter is also due out. In equities news, Tabcorp Holdings is expected to post first ...

Hamilton calls for stricter SMSF licensing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... promoters of geared investment strategies within SMSFs, according to Hamilton Wealth Management's Ian Gillies. The Reserve Bank, Australian Taxation Office and Australian Securities and Investments Commission have all expressed concerns about problems ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... Tinto added 54 cents to $64.65 and Fortescue surged 9.5 cents to $5.285. The major banks opened mixed. National Australia Bank gained one cent to $34.20, ANZ added eight cents to $29.38 and Commonwealth Bank increased 13 cents to $73.33. Wesfarmers ...

New EM bond rater proposes fresh approach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... CARE from India and GCR from South Africa. ARC has a combined 6000 clients. Choo Yee Kwan, country risk officer for OCBC Bank in Malaysia, told the Malaysian StarBiz news service that he didn't see ARC competing directly with the big three of Standard ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... the Federal Court is expected to make its judgment in the class action case against ANZ. The court is to decide whether the bank's fees of $25-$45 for over limit, late payment and other issues were illegal and unconscionable penalties disproportionate ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the fact that a cut in the cash rate was deemed unlikely ahead of Tuesday's Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting was viewed by investors as a negative for the Australian economy. "The reason being, we have already ...

I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... be trying to get inside that lady's head. Janet Yellen has just been sworn in as the new chief of that mightiest central bank in the world - the US Federal Reserve - but given the backdrop to her swearing in, Janet must have been doin' all the yellin' ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... activity fell sharply in January, sinking to 51.3 from 56.5 in the previous month. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes its interest rate decision. Also, the Dun and Bradstreet business ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the fact that a cut in the cash rate was deemed unlikely ahead of Tuesday's Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting was viewed by investors as a negative for the Australian economy. "The reason being, we have already ...