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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
The Australian dollar opened at its strongest level since 1984 today to start the week well above 90 US cents as an optimistic outlook for the global economy fuelled demand for high interest rate currencies. The Australian dollar then reached a new ...

Having another crack at online mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
As business models go, one of the all-time worst may be selling home loans on the internet. Countless online mortgage companies have come and gone. The big banks with active direct mortgage sales arms report that the contribution those businesses make ...

INGIM appoints deputy chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
ING Investment Management (ING IM) has appointed Martin Donnelly to deputy chief executive and head of sales. Donnelly will start at the end of October and will be directly involved with sales and client relationship activities in ING IM's institutional ...

Gunns fuels CG debate

Corporate governance is back in the spotlight after ANZ said it will only finalise its lending decision on Gunns' proposed $1.7 billion pulp mill once it has completed an independent "green" assessment of the project. ANZ has declined an interview request ...

Singapore laybys Australia

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... equates to Singapore being close to owning twice as much of Australia as Australians do. With Medicare Private also up for sale next year, and Singapore's increasing wealth and propensity to buy Australian, Singapore's commercial footprint looks set ...

Consumers worry about value, not fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
A new survey has re-affirmed that fees aren't a problem for consumers but perceptions of being overcharged and underserviced are. The latest survey conducted by the Neilson research group for ING found clients will pay for quality advice as long as ...

QIC appoints Aussie trading desk head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
QIC has appointed former Austock Securities executive Chris Claridge as head of equities dealing. Claridge will manage QIC's Australian equities trading desk, focussing on alpha generation. He specialises in facilitation, portfolio trading and derivatives. ...

Another DIY take on home ownership

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... 1, 2014 with investors receiving their return in the form of units in the Westpac Residential Property Trust. However, a sale facility would be available at maturity should investors prefer cash instead of units in the trust. Unlike many managed funds ...

Principal goes beyond property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
Principal Global Investors is set to go beyond its traditional property and income products with the launch of a new emerging markets fund and global equities fund early next year. The global equities fund will be a true first for the company in Australia ...

Chinese walls and windows

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
As the saying goes, 'when one door closes, another one opens' but with China, it's more a case of opening a small foreign investment window while firmly locking the door. Early last month, Chinese regulators announced that the government would allow ...