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Ord Minnett to invest in finance titans

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
HSBC, JPMorgan Chase and BNP Paribas are just a few of the big names listed in Ord Minnett's newest fund which gives investors exposure to global financial institutions. The new product, called STRIPES - Global Financial Titans, is designed to provide ...

US fund giant MFS lands down under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
With the confusion around its namesake MFS (now Octaviar) out of the way, US fund manager MFS, which boasts more than $300 billion in FUM, has set up an office in Sydney. The opening further cements MFS' longstanding distribution partnership with BNP ...

Bluestone repositions reverse mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
Bluestone Group will stop distributing reverse mortgages through brokers and financial planners and will focus its activities on distribution through alliance partners. Bluestone chief executive Peter McGuinness said the group had alliances with Westpac ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... points to close at 25,755.35 points. WELLINGTON - A takeover proposal for Contact Energy's key shareholder, Australia's Origin Energy, sent a positive buzz through the sharemarket, which was also revelling in a lower New Zealand dollar. The NZSX-50 benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... $136.17. Mr Kopetz said the most significant business news this morning had been a $12.9 billion takeover proposal for Origin Energy Ltd, Australia's second biggest electricity and gas retailer, by UK-based utility BG Group. "That is a substantial premium. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... data for March will be released and the Housing Industry Association new home sales data for March is due. In equities, Origin Energy Ltd releases its third quarter production report and Australian Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd releases interim results. ...

Margin lending collapses risk regulatory over-reach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
The collapse of some boutique margin lenders is prompting calls for more regulation, but regulatory overreaction leading to overreach may cause even bigger structural problems. To illustrate the conundrum, it's worth reviewing some of Reserve Bank Glen ...

Intel eyes China tech

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
The investment arm of computing giant Intel has doubled the size of its newest China technology fund in a bid to cash in on the country's booming IT sector. Intel Capital said the new $535.7 million China technology fund will be invested in wireless ...

SecuritEase on the defense after Tricom fallout

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
SecuritEase - the software provider that was falsely reported as responsible for broker Tricom's woes - suffers another blow when a new client, broking firm Tolhurst, opted to re-sign with its previous IT provider, GBST. In April last year, Tolhurst ...

Bluestone cuts back hard

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
Bluestone Group is the latest lender to make big cuts in its lending program in the face of increasingly risk-averse global debt markets. Bluestone, a specialist supplier of non-conforming loans, told staff and business partners yesterday that it would ...