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Count buys $6m stake in Mortgage Choice

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... a $6 million slice of Mortgage Choice as it ups its stake in the mortgage advice space. Count acquired a 4.9 per cent interest in the mortgage broker under the advice of Lehman Brothers, noted a statement on the Australian Securities Exchange today. ...

This Week's Market Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... unemployment figures for both Germany and the Eurozone. Consumer confidence is expected to head lower, buffeted by the high interest rates, the cost of petrol, slowing growth and the euro's appreciation. Meanwhile, the monthly CPI rise is likely to accelerate ...

More Weak Indicators

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... inflation, reduced spending power, tighter credit conditions, slowing global growth, a strong euro and the threat of higher interest rates are sapping business confidence. The Ifo Institute for Economic Research reported that German business confidence ...

Super funds to pass 'approved list'

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... change the way unions and employers nominate their default fund. "As Minister responsible for superannuation, I have an interest in ensuring that employees covered by awards have access to well performing default superannuation funds," he wrote. Access ...

Inflation Report: Japan's Turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... July 9 and 10 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting and reported that seven members of the MPC voted to keep official interest rates unchanged at 5.0 percent, one voted for a 25 basis point hike while another voted for a 25 basis point cut.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... price falling, and continuing to fall, there's a significant reduction in the risk of inflation and in the outlook for interest rates," he said. "It starts to suggest that we may have seen a bottom in financials, and that's the particular driver of the ...

All Eyes on the CPI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... or without significant increases in their input costs. All the same, markets are already factoring in steady to lower interest rates, particularly following the RBA Governor's comments last week, indicating that monetary policy could be eased even before ...

Quiet Market Activity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... yesterday's lower-than-expected producer price reading for the second quarter renewed speculation for steady to lower interest rates. Australian PPI increased by 1 percent in the June quarter - below market expectations for a 1.6 percent rise. In annual ...

Energy investments surge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative (SEFI). Wind energy attracted one-third of the new capital and solar one-fifth. But interest in solar is growing rapidly on the back of major technological advances which saw solar investment increase 254 per cent. ...

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... Germany are expected to contract further in July, reflecting the euro area's cooling growth resulting from the higher interest rates and the more expensive currency, among others. In the UK, the Bank of England will release the minutes from its monetary ...

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KKR joins consortium to acquire ASX-listed Steadfast

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Global investment firm KKR has joined a consortium, including Amwins Group and Dragoneer Investment Group, as a co-lead investment partner to acquire ASX-listed general insurance broker Steadfast.

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