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GBST buys InfoComp for $56m

... and provides market access and transaction solutions to local banks, clearing houses, custodians, fund managers, margin lenders and brokers. Meanwhile, InfoComp has over 130 staff and provides wealth management software solutions in Australia and in ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... The Nikkei was down 40.41 points to end at 17,248.89. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips rose two per cent as the city's lenders surged after global bank HSBC and its unit, Hang Seng Bank, reported forecast-beating earnings. The Hang Seng Index ended up ...

New reverse mortgage broker group sets sail

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... required to hold Reverse Mortgage Consultant accreditation from SEQUAL (Senior Australian Equity Release Association of Lenders), the reverse mortgage governing body. They are also required follow the MFAA's Equity Release Code of Proper Process or the ...

From rooster to feather duster

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... housing boom, those who had most handsomely profited from it, have joined the list of casualties - homebuilders, mortgage lenders and of course banks and hedge funds dealing in sub-prime mortgage securities. But given the IMF's recent upgrading of global ...

Absolute differences among hedge funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... derivatives market linked to securitised sub-prime mortgages. Basis was not able to meet its margin calls. It reported that its lenders had enforced their rights to sell assets to recover their debts. Hatfield said the majority of Australian hedge funds ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... stocks rebounded 0.8 per cent as investors bid up underplayed blue chips including Cheung Kong (Holdings) while mainland lenders also shined, supported by rosy earnings outlooks. The Hang Seng Index closed up 174.28 points at 23,016.20. WELLINGTON - ...

Basis Capital suspends yield fund

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
... securities in credit watch by Standard & Poor's. An adviser with clients' money invested in the fund speculated that the lenders to the fund (its assets are geared 1.5 times) had issued a margin call. By the adviser's reckoning before the June fall Basis ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
... fell 0.63 per cent, as sharp declines on mainland bourses accelerated profit-taking from recent gainers such as mainland lenders. After posting eight record highs in the previous nine sessions, the Hang Seng closed near the low end of the day's range ...

SEQUAL to boost reach through education

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... education for the MFAA (Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia), as well as inaugural chair of the Council of Mortgage Lenders Group, a member of the Finsia Mortgage Industry Task Force. He also designed and delivered the SEQUAL-accredited 'Understanding ...

No special rules needed for PE: FSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... while the regulator admitted higher leverage levels were a concern, it acknowledged they were primarily a problem for lenders. The FSA said a new set of surveys should help them monitor this. "[The FSA will be] conducting a bi-annual survey on banks' ...