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So much to do, so little time

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... finance, but no one should underestimate the enormous challenge in turning their economy around. In yesterday's State of the Union address, President Bush said their recurrent fiscal budget is such a huge blackhole that it will take another four years ...

Water fund washes onto BT wraps

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... Water Fund, is a new entrant to the Australian market. Belgian-based KBC is the tenth largest bank in the European Monetary Union and manages $2.4 billion in water mandates as at 30 September last year.

India: a country within a country

ALEX DUNNIN REPORTING FROM MUMBAI AND NEW DELHI AT THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... rents and so they had no incentive to maintain their properties. Indeed India's major political ally used to be the Soviet Union which in turn lead to it being frozen out by the US and China. But global recognition of India's newfound potential has lead ...

Toy story

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... cheap toys especially in the lead-up to Christmas is big business for any manufacturer. However, back in August European Union data, revealed that Chinese goods were responsible for 55 per cent of a 50 per cent increase in recalled product, highlighting ...

Rates rising everywhere bar big bank mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... announced big increases in rates for their home equity line of credit loans. On August 17, when Australian Central Credit Union put up rates on a range of loans by 25 basis points, it increased the rate on its Line of Credit Home Loan by 40 basis points ...

Through the looking Glass Onion

... where they gave finance websites a human face. The group has recently completed a web design for Community First Credit Union (CFCU) where CFCU clients are greeted online by Lisa, the company's online customer service representative or 'concierge'. Lisa ...

Scalable laws could protect property finance investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
More regulation in itself may not be the answer to avoiding future property group collapses, but better structured and scalable regulation might be, said the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA). Greg Martin, IAA senior vice president, said better ...

Morgan Stanley launches carbon bank

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
Global financial services group Morgan Stanley has created its own carbon bank allowing clients to review and offset carbon using worldwide industry standards. The Morgan Stanley Carbon Bank is being launched in conjunction with international emissions ...

ANZ eyes ING and maybe AMP

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... management is not effective enough. And pick a great name - perhaps something with nineteenth century connotations. The Union Bank, for example. The number one challenge, in funds and, you never know, in banking, is coming from Members Equity Bank, so ...

Cuscal branches outside credit unions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... positions them to extend their reach into other institutions and even super funds. Cuscal, formerly known as the Credit Union Services Corporation Australia Limited, provide wholesale and transactional banking services to over 150 retail financial institutions ...