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Instreet launches new structured product

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
Instreet has launched YIELD, a three-year income investment product which aims to balance higher yield against risk by being linked to a basket of Australia's big four banks and delivering quarterly fixed income payments at 11% a year.

Instos should challenge commodity exposure: FQ

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
Australian institutional investors should not be complacent on exposure to commodities, according to investment management boutique First Quadrant, which has been researching ASX correlation.

Dark pools shine as ASX trade size falls

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
A bumper first quarter for buy-side dark pool provider Liquidnet has been helped by the declining average trade size on the ASX, which is forcing block trades away from lit markets.

Payden & Rygel lands VicSuper mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
Grant Samuel's global fixed income partner, Payden & Rygel has secured a $110 million mandate from VicSuper.

Variable annuity sales in the UK reach GBP1bn

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
Variable annuity sales in the UK have reached GBP1bn, according to research by Towers Watson.

ETPs have record start to the year

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
Global exchange traded products have had a record start to the year, according to BlackRock's latest ETP Landscape Industry Highlights report for Q1 2012.

Private debt market imbalance to last years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
The private debt market, particularly the senior secured loan and mezzanine markets will continue to exhibit a supply/demand imbalance for years, according to new research from Partners Group.

CBA commits to local jobs

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
CBA boss Ian Narev has committed to retaining local staff and not moving offshore, despite pressures from customer preferences, instead promising to simplify products.

BNP Paribas Investment Partners shuts FI

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
BNP Paribas Investment Partners will close its fixed income asset management business after two years in operation.

HSBC announces first int'l RMB bond

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
HSBC will issue an international 3-year RMB bond, the first to be launched outside Chinese sovereign territories.