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Borrow from Peter to pay Paul

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... expand the type of illiquid debts that will be included in the rescue. Last night, Paulson said that in addition to buying mortgage related assets, the plan has been widened to include car loans, student loans and credit card debt. Suddenly, the US$700 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... Relations (DEEWR) will release its killed vacancies survey for August. In company news today, Brambles, Perpetual, Mortgage Choice, Macmahon, Centennial Coal, AGL Energy, Crown, Pacific Brands, Domino's Pizza, Noni B and Macquarie Leisure Trust Group ...

Count buys $6m stake in Mortgage Choice

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
Financial advice firm Count Financial has palmed 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 ...

Challenger recycles capital

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... planning businesses prompted suggestions that Challenger may be looking to sell out of its other distribution business, mortgage aggregation. The group owns or has investments in three aggregators - Choice, Fast and Plan - and has an investment in the ...

AUI and Wingate form JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... investment team and clients additional support to broaden its reach and market penetration. "AUI is a compelling and logical choice as partner for our growing international equities funds management activities," Meltzer said. David Bryant, head of AUI ...

Banks enjoy mortgage windfall, sort of

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
The reverse mortgage market is in the doldrums following the withdrawal from the market by one lender and sharp cutbacks by a couple of others. But brokers report that while there is still demand from people who need access to funds even though applications ...

2020 Summit push for life long accounts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
The wealth management industry may have been left off the 2020 Summit's guest list but that doesn't mean we were left out of the Summit's final report. The initial report outlining the summit's outcomes contains two key recommendations that could have ...

Margin lending collapses risk regulatory over-reach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... Stevens' comments to the recent House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, particularly the discussion about mortgage stress and whether its media reporting is being over-sensationalised. Stevens said the term is being used far too widely ...

WHK on buying spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... Kevin White. These acquisitions are the latest testimony to the group's ongoing buying streak, which includes a Mortgage Choice franchise buy in February this year.

AWU campaigns for opt-in super

... might constrain the Prime Minister from such a black-and-white solution. That's why the proposal to provide an opt-out choice may be an attractive middle way solution." To view an article by Howes on the AWU website where he argues his case, please click ...