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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 ...

US fund giant MFS lands down under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
With the confusion around its namesake MFS (now Octaviar) out of the way, US fund manager MFS, which boasts more than $300 billion in FUM, has set up an office in Sydney. The opening further cements MFS' longstanding distribution partnership with BNP ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today, with Wall Street and base metals in London offering positive leads overnight, and the SPI futures index in Sydney up strongly. At 0741 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share ...

$500k fraudster gets jail time

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
South Australian broker trading representative Kym Andrew Sellers was last Friday sentenced to four years jail with a two-year non-parole period following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation. On 7 April 2008, Sellers ...

AAI launches the Art Trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... and aims to raise between $30 and $50 million from investors. Returns for investors will be largely generated through the sale of artwork at maturity or in six to eight years time, according to ratings house, Aegis. In an AAI statement, it stated The ...

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 ...

Centro rescue till Dec

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
High profile Australian sub-prime victim Centro Properties Group has been given until December 15 to refinance its debts. In a statement released on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) yesterday, Centro announced that its banks have agreed to an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open slightly lower according to the SPI futures index in Sydney, but Wall Street points the way higher, following a surge in global commodity prices. At 0730 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower following a sell off on Wall Street and drops in base metals prices in London overnight. At 0745 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 74 points at 5,582. In local ...

AXA appoints group insurance head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
AXA Australia has appointed Robert Bergin to head of group insurance. This appointment follows a reshuffle at AXA Australia (AXA) whereby former head of group insurance, Stephen Rosengren, moved to head of individual life. Prior to this position, Bergin ...