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Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... A-rated corporate bonds held by banks. This is a step up from its previous measure where it accepts lower-grade corporate debt as collateral for loans to its banks. Elsewhere in Asia, central banks are lowering interest rates like never before. South ...

Storm enters voluntary administration

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... firm had no choice to enter voluntary administration after Storm Financial failed to pay the full amount of its corporate debt facility to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. "Our personal losses are of little consequence to us at this stage: it is the ...

Investing in credit the next big opportunity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... irrationally cheap," said Perry. Making these investments especially attractive is how they are comprised of highly rated corporate debt issued to large scale US companies against real assets in their firms, explained Perry. Perry said this is why these ...

Period of cleansing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... as a recession. There will be business failures, corporate takeovers and amalgamations, company restructurings, corporate debt reductions, reduced business investments and so on. But in time, what will emerge from all these are stronger, healthier companies ...

Aussie eq FMs shine in bad markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
Australian large cap equity managers that accounted for increasing commodity prices, corporate debt, a surging Australian dollar and rising global inflation weathered the financial storm better than others in the past 12 months. The Standard & Poor's ...

Sovereign bonds bouncing back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... registering it's highest first half volume since 2006, they said. The shift to sovereigns is at the expense of corporate debt issues which continue to languish following the sub-prime correction. Thomson Reuters said corporate debt issuance fell by 30 ...

Local bonds better than the US: PIMCO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... According to Gross, Pimco had purchased $700 million in Australian credit and would continue to invest in Australian corporate debt if it was available. In stressing the differences between the Australian and US economies, Gross said Australia was a ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The Australian share market was lower at noon, weighed down by the financial sector after ANZ Banking revealed larger than expected provisioning for bad corporate debts. US equity markets were mixed following a low outcome for a consumer sentiment survey. ...

Austock High Yield gets three stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... specialist Standard & Poor's. According to Austock Asset Management (Austock), the fund is invested in Australian corporate debt, infrastructure, property and cash and has delivered yearly returns of 11.48 per cent since its inception in March 2004. ...

Tricom gains approved rating

... said Tricom associate director Graham Parkes. "Our specialist skills in accessing and structuring new high yield corporate debt investments have proven to be an excellent blend with the traditional method of investing in existing listed high yield assets." ...