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Home loan fall follows rate hikes

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
Australian housing finance commitments for owner-occupied housing fell by a seasonally adjusted 6.1 per cent in March, which was much worse than the median market forecast for a one per cent fall. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said 59,371 home ...

Equity markets back in style

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
The world equity markets shrugged off the lingering effects of the share market downturn to report impressive returns in April, said Standard & Poor's (S&P). According to S&P's monthly global stock market review, The World by Numbers, developed markets ...

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 ...

Ironbridge to buy Bravura

Financial services software provider Bravura has announced a takeover proposal from private equity firm Ironbridge Capital which values the group at more than $270 million. Under the proposal, a company to be owned by funds advised by Ironbridge and ...

Retail spending is not slowing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
The economy continues to send mixed signals with the latest retail trade figures showing that despite confidence falling and concerns over credit rising we are yet to slow down our spending. According to the ABS, the trend estimate of retail turnover ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher on the back of a positive finish on Wall Street last Friday night. At 0819 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up 60 points to 5,755 on a volume of 1,668 contracts. ...

Down markets make good investments cheaper: Perennial

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
In down markets retail investors need to remember dollar-cost averaging and work with advisers and managers who can find them opportunities. Brian Thomas, head of retail funds management at Perennial Investment Partners, said, "Whilst we hear lots of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower following a weak lead from Wall Street where stocks fell after the Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates but left unclear the outlook for further rate cuts. Base metals prices closed lower overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher this morning following gains on Wall Street and stronger base metals prices on Friday. At 0722 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was 90 points higher at 5,694. Today ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher this morning after US stocks gained on Friday on better than expected profit results from Caterpillar and Google, and from Citigroup. At 0757 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share ...