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Minnow mortgage manager wants to be big fish

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... continues the growth by acquisition strategy, taking on six businesses during financial year 2008. Firstfolio grew its lending book by a third, to $8 billion for the period, with just over half organic and the remainder purchased, with revenue up 14 ...

Borrow from Peter to pay Paul

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... financial system and the broader economy, they would require more incentives (read higher interest rates) to continue lending money to America. Or the US Federal Reserve could simply engage its printing presses. Or they could simply raise taxes to plug ...

ASIC tightens short-selling rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... are permitted on all Australian CFDs. Shares in custodians have also fallen on the prospect of lower revenues from stock lending programs on behalf of institutional investors and fund managers.

CalPERS halts lending to big four

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
The $274 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has temporarily stopped the lending of troubled Wachovia, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and State Street shares. Anne Stausboll, interim chief investment officer of CalPERS ...

AusSuper saves members $15m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... ensure our members maximise their retirement savings." Meanwhile, the super fund clarified its position on securities lending earlier this month, stating it would continue the practice to maximise investment returns for members.

America on its knees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... serve to drain reserves from the banking system, and will therefore offset the reserve impact of recent Federal Reserve lending and liquidity initiatives.' The extent of the current market upheaval is such that the US Securities and Exchange Commission ...

Look out below

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... Group begging for A US$40 billion bridge loan from the US Federal Reserve. Reports that the Fed has further expanded its lending facility, a consortium of 10 major US banks pledged to make US$70 billion available, and extra liquidity injections from ...

One step forward, two steps back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... US Federal Reserve.' However, with house prices still falling, delinquency rates rising, repossessions multiplying and lending standards tightened, problems in the financial sector, even with lower interest rates, will not fade away anytime soon. Add ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... contract was down 164 points, or 3.27 per cent to 4,846. In economic news today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for July. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment also will be released. Seven Network ...

Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... intention here is to ease the capital constraint on the GSEs, which should allow them to once more increase funding to lending institutions and ultimately bring interest rates down. The liquidity crunch has kept interest rates high despite the recent ...

Editor's Choice

Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:01PM
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:30AM
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:13PM
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:50AM
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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