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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Australian markets are receiving mixed leads from offshore, with healthy gains in European equities and in precious and base metals, while Wall St was lower, as was oil in early afternoon trading.

CBA plans retail bond offering

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
In a huge boost for the dormant Australian retail bond market, Commonwealth Bank announced plans to tap retail investors' appetite for fixed income with the imminent launch of 5-year floating rate notes.

Better boring than bubble

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
Frank Villante may work at a fund manager named after the stars but when it comes to investing, his feet are firmly on the ground.

Antares wins ipac mandate

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
Ipac Asset Management has appointed Antares Fixed Income to manage a $100 million inflation-linked bonds mandate.

Platinum feels the force of term deposits

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
One of the country's most respected equity fund managers has lamented that its retail business is facing "intense" competition from bank term deposits.

New board at India Equities

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
Investors at India Equities Fund voted against the board's proposed return of capital at last Friday's EGM, replacing them with three new directors nominated by shareholder GW Holdings.

Net tightens around share trading: ASIC

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
The financial services watchdog, which yesterday released a consultation package on a new regulatory framework for the shares market, said it is "well-prepared" to start regulating multi-market activity, while boosting competition in equity exchange ...

ASF to distribute QFII fund in Aus

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
ASX-listed Chinese investment company ASF Group has signed an exclusive deal to distribute the Marco Polo Pure China Fund in Australia, and is targeting institutional investors for mandates.

Fundies face tough ASIC scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
ASIC released a new consultation paper yesterday seeking industry feedback on whether fund managers should be subject to the same rules that regulate stockbrokers when trading in share markets.

AMP back in talks with AXA SA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
AMP is once again in talks with AXA SA for AXA Asia Pacific Holdings, a move that AXA APH said in a statement "may or may not lead to a transaction".