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Italy's bond market collapse puts US back in favour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... the world. "There's just a lot of confusion, and in this environment that's friendly for Treasuries," Suvrat Prakash, interest rate strategist at BNP Paribas in New York told the news agency. This week's bond market drama shows that while concerns still ...

AMP lands first $30m mandate in new fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... billion, will provide market views for the fund. The fund started seeding at AMP Capital before gaining institutional interest which Naeimi said will hopefully lead to more mandates from the institutional market over the coming months. The retail market ...

Insto clients forecast a low growth world economy

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... monetary and fiscal policy stance, as well a floating currency, gives Australia's policymakers ample flexibility to cut interest rates and provide liquidity support for banks if necessary," he said. PIMCO clients also noted what they see as opportunities ...

Arrivederci Berlusconi Ciao

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... 10-year bond yields closing at the day's high of 6.77% despite news of his resignation. To see what the effect of higher interest rates have on the Italian economy, Der Spiegel reports that a one percentage point increase in borrowing costs cost the ...

Antares launches inflation-linked fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... this asset class. While this class is traditionally occupied by super funds and insurance investors, Antares said strong interest in this asset class has emerged as institutional investors seek out diversified returns with little risk in response to ...

ASIC: New regulations for responsible entities

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
ASIC has released new financial requirements for responsible entities of managed investment schemes, including minimum capital requirements, in its latest regulatory guide that wants to align entities with investor interests. In updated versions of ...

ASIC bans authorised representative of Romad Financial Services

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
ASIC's clean-up of the financial services industry is continuing with the banning of a Melbourne-based authorised representative of Romad Financial Services. Rory Mor Macleod Deutsch of Box Hill North cannot provide financial services for four years ...

Paragem sells dealer services to netwealth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... industry while providing a viable alternative to the bank owned and aligned networks." Paragem also recently announced an interest in providing a non-aligned licence for accountants who do not wish to be conflicted with bank ownership. "The Paragem brand ...

Transparent social investment forum launched

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
The need for transparency and accountability has lead to launch of new social networking and investment ideas forum, Investable, for professionals and non professionals' alike as a compliant networking tool for the investment industry. The site allows ...

APRA: Investment world still clouded with uncertainty

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... the end of this financial year for the second year in a row, thanks to a recovery in equity markets and higher fixed interest earnings over much of 2010/11. But, warns APRA, there are dangers ahead. The annual report of the Australian Prudential Regulation ...