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Back to basics for property

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
LandMark White Invest today unveilled the LMWI Diversified Property Fund - a debut offering that executes a low gearing, minimal risk approach to property investing. LMW Invest, a spin off from property valuation firm LandMark White group, secured the ...

Online drill for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
Retail investors looking to invest in gold and silver - the alternative assets that have rallied in recent years - can now buy gold and silver bullion directly through www.goldsilverbullion.com.au. Through the website, investors can buy gold and silver ...

Fed to bail-out corporate paper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... market will enhance the ability of financial intermediaries to accommodate the credit needs of businesses and households." The plan will see the US central bank purchase unsecured commercial papers such as short-term IOUs issued by the banking sector ...

CBA in talks to buy BankWest

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
The Commonwealth Bank is negotiating with HBOS plc to purchase BankWest. In a statement from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Commonwealth Bank said both parties are yet to reach an agreement. This news follows UK bank, Lloyds TSB, buying HBOS ...

BT Wrap tops adviser choice

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... process," Lawrenson said. According to Lawrenson, BT is seeing strong adviser support reflected in its net flows, with the latest Plan for Life market share data showing BT is receiving over $1 in every $5 that flows through platforms, or 21.4 per cent ...

DB back in vogue: Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
Volatile markets and negative returns have turned investors off accumulation schemes towards defined benefits, said Equipsuper. The $4.2 billion Equipsuper's chief executive Robin Burns said defined benefits account for around 40 per cent of the fund's ...

Fed on Zero Interest Rate Policy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
Taking lessons from the past, a shock response from the world's major central banks in the form of big interest rates reductions - in the order of say 50-100 basis points each time - might assist reducing the magnitude and length of the coming recession ...

UBank brand not quite ready for NAB

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
National Australia Bank chose the height of the second stage of the great credit crunch as the right time to introduce its alternative retail bank brand UBank to the Australian market. The first product for NAB's UBank is an aggressively priced three-month ...

Govt overhauls consumer credit regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... rules on margin lending and reverse mortgages. Today the Government said it will spend $71 million under a two-phase action plan to clamp down on predatory lending practices. This includes protecting consumers from dodgy mortgage dealers and unscrupulous ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... of declining factory orders and a seven-year high in jobless claims stoked fears that the US Government's financial rescue plan won't ward off a recession. The Dow plummeted 348.22 points, or 3.22 per cent, to 10,482.85, while the broader S&P500 fell ...