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You are what you Google

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
Among the top finance term searches on Google this year were 'superannuation', 'interest rates' and 'investment banks' but as to which keyword was more popular than the other changed state by state, according to Google Australia. The world's largest ...

New leaders at BT and Asgard

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... Brendan Tobin, head of general insurance, Charles Holland, head of group insurance and Peter Morgan, head of lenders mortgage insurance. Asgard's Dean Thomas will lead the transformation and integration program for BT and St.George's superannuation and ...

Vianova weathers financial crisis

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... outstanding returns as bond issuers, even governments, increase their yields to attract investors," he said. While the mortgage market has come under huge international scrutiny due to its role in the sub-prime crisis and mortgage funds come under seige ...

Que sera, sera

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... lower and buoy domestic demand, particularly business investment and housing. Bernanke used as an example the drop in mortgage rates that followed last week's Fed announcement of plans to buy up to US$100 billion in government sponsored enterprise's ...

Trilogy signs AFM

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... appointed AFM Investment Partners to source institutional and wholesale mandates for direct property, infrastructure and mortgage portfolio investments. Rodger Bacon, Trilogy Funds Management chair, said the firm hired AFM Investment Partners because ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... Ltd, SP Telemedia Ltd, Strathfield Group Ltd, AJ Lucas Group Ltd, Silex Systems Ltd, and Coffey International Ltd. The Mortgage Industry Forum concludes in Sydney, while the eighth annual Coal Seam Gas and Coal Mine Methane Conference finishes in Brisbane. ...

In defense of Citi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
The US government's bail-out of Citigroup shows that policymakers have learnt the lessons of September when the collapse of Lehman Brothers launched financial market panic of seismic proportions. The 158-year old Lehman Brothers - may it rest in peace ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... Ltd. ABB Grain Ltd is due to present its annual results, while Campbell Brothers Ltd will report first half results. The Mortgage Industry Forum begins in Sydney, as does the Modular Construction & Pre-Assembled Fabrication Strategies conference. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... annual results and Macquarie Group's half year results will be issued. Companies holding annual general meetings include Mortgage Choice Ltd, Tolhurst Group Ltd, Intec Ltd, Ross Human Directions Ltd, Cabcharge Australia Ltd, Cypress Lakes Group Ltd ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... per cent to a four year low following heavy falls on Wall Street after the US government refused to buy banks' soured mortgage assets. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dived 230 points, or 5.86 per cent, to 3,697.3 - its lowest close since October 25 ...