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Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010

Europhobe. Dictionary.com defines this as "a person who dislikes Europe, its culture, and Europeans," to which we may now add, the euro. Yes Virginia, it seems most of us are turning Europhobes now. Greece gave euros a bad smell and now financial markets ...

AMP selects AFG for mortgage aggregation

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009

... Group to provide mortgage aggregation services - a move that diversifies its previous internal mortgage aggregation structure. AFG will provide mortgage aggregation services to AMP FP's financial planners and accredited mortgage consultants. Some of ...

Elusive 10K

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009

The Dow's hold on that elusive 10K-point mark remains elusive. Perhaps it is the consensus' way of affirming that, indeed, the market has run ahead of itself. Wall Street slid further overnight with the Dow slipping further below the 10K mark despite ...

Sentry buys AFG Financial Planning

COMPANY RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009

... numbers to over 310 professionals nationwide with a total $2.2 billion in funds under advice. Through its member network, AFG manages over $50 billion in mortgage finance representing over 10 per cent of home lending in Australia. Earlier this year ...

We are the world

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009

'Can I just add my voice to this. I think the prime minister is incredibly, is A-plus on these issues. If we did what he advises, we'll all be in a better place.' Malcolm, eat your heart out. This was US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner patting the ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009

So it was, so it shall be. The odds - the Dow fell in 12 out of the past 16 US Presidential Inaugurations - have prevailed. Now it's 13 out of 17. The Dow fell by 4.1 per cent and the S&P 500 dropped by 5.3 per cent as Barack Obama is confirmed as the ...

Humpty Dumpty Syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008

And so it came to pass. The election of Barack Obama to the highest post in the biggest and most powerful economy of the world would forever be etched into the annals of history - not only in America, but also throughout the entire planet. It is just ...

Australians lead FM pack

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008

... emerged the victors of the wealth management race despite a global economic slowdown, new research shows. According to the AFG Global Funds Management Index, Australians amassed an average $70,385 per person in managed funds - emerging yards ahead of ...

Mortgage managers sanguine over Macquarie exit

WWW.THESHEET.COM | THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008

... is no longer on the market). The managing director of the mortgage aggregator Australian Finance Group, Brett McKeon, said AFG used Macquarie as one of four funders for a range of AFG-branded loans. McKeon said: "As far as we are concerned it takes out ...

Allco defends move

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008

Allco Finance Group (AFG) has stated it complied with its Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) obligation to announce a Review Event following negotiations to refinance its debt. The firm outlined that its facility agreement for its $900 million senior ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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