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Wen's visible hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... governments rely on what Adam Smith termed the "invisible hand": that is, economic actors (consumers, producers, borrowers, lenders, investors, etc.) acting in their own self-interest would result in actions that ultimately benefit the whole of society... ...

Perpetual sells mortgage business

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... business to FAF International Property Services Australia, an affiliate of First Mortgage Services. Plans to sell Perpetual Lenders Mortgage Services (PLMS) were announced as part of downsizing plans announced 25 June 2012. "The sale allows us to refocus ...

Perpetual to slash 40% of workforce

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... outsourced, and a further 145 workers cut. The restructure will include the sale of mortgage processing business Perpetual Lenders Mortgage Services (PLMS), which employs 280 full-time workers. A significant portion of cost savings gained through the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... fallen 77 cents, or 1.39 per cent, to $54.82. Banks and financial stocks made gains, with Westpac leading the big four lenders higher after adding 30 cents, or 1.47 per cent, to $20.73. Shares in Fairfax Media lost 0.5 cents to 59.5 cents after the company ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... economy with super-strong growth," Mr Saffer said. Banks and financials also suffered heavy losses, with the big four lenders led lower by ANZ Banking Group which lost 45 cents, or 2.12 per cent to $20.79. Consumer discretionary stocks were also hit ...

Super sector turning to dedicated long-term lenders

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
As the major banks shift away from commercial property lending, super funds are turning to dedicated long term lenders, according to a funds manager specialising in secured private debt. "The superannuation sector is a really natural long term investor. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... Milan's FTSE Mib slumped 2.56 per cent to 13,311 points, on news that Moody's has downgraded the ratings of 26 Italian lenders amid fears over their exposure to the debt crisis. Madrid's IBEX 35 index slid 1.6 per cent to 6700.70 points, as the nation's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... per cent to their lowest level since 2003 on concerns about problems in the banking sector after the government said the lenders would have to take increased charges to cover their exposure to a collapsed property market. On the eurozone bond market ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... Monday's closing price of $US1,664.20. Banks and financials made solid gains, with ANZ Banking Group leading the big four lenders higher after it gained 34 cents, or 1.49 per cent, to $23.15. In news on Tuesday, agricultural chemicals supplier Nufarm ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... months. European markets rose, lifted by gains for banking shares as the European Central Bank offered up cheap loans to lenders across the eurozone, boosting the euro. "There's nothing really that should have set the market down if you look at if objectively," ...