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Brokers consider their options

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
A CoreData report found roughly 2,000 mortgage brokers believe they will change broking groups in the next year as big banks cut commissions and continue to squeeze them out of the industry. The study of 700 Australian mortgage brokers revealed two ...

Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
It's time to invest in Australian shares and stop waiting on the sidelines for volatility to subside, according to Paul Fiani, head of equities at Integrity Investment Management. "A year ago taxi drivers were giving you stock tips, which is always ...

S&P reinstates ratings for 18 funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
Another 18 products have been taken off Standard & Poor's 'On Hold' list after reassuring the ratings house that its "business as usual" despite ASIC's ban on short selling. The 18 funds, which include heavyweights such as the BT Global Return Fund ...

Oil on slippery slope?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
Crude oil failed to capitalise on reports of lower inventories and the threat of further disruptions to supply as Hurricane Ike approaches the Gulf of Mexico. Only a few months ago, just a hint of a lower-than-expected fall in crude oil inventories ...

Macq to open next Gateway

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
Macquarie Funds is set to launch the next version of its Gateway Trust to provide retail investors and self managed super funds (SMSF) exposure to emerging markets infrastructure, the Asian financial sector, energy and agriculture. Using research from ...

Bad news galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
A fresh wave of negative news on the credit market, growth worries and a decline in commodity prices overnight will put downward pressure on today's trading in the Australian stockmarket. Renewed concern over the financial sector and the outlook for ...

India tech giant opens local devt base

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
Multi-billion dollar Indian outfit HCL Technologies plans to hire more IT staff and open a Melbourne office, shortly after opening a major IT development centre in Sydney this week - all part of an ambitious plan to better serve its growing client base ...

Credit investors put bond issuers on notice

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
The general manager finance and tax at Wesfarmers, Luigi Mottolini, spent a good part of May and June leading a roadshow to meet with local credit investors. The aim of the meetings was to repair relations with bond portfolio managers and analysts who ...

Pension deficits halts M&A activity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
A UK pension report from Mercer revealed equity market volatility has wiped off more than $130 billion of the value of FTSE 350 pension schemes, potentially hindering merger and acquisition (M&A) activity across Europe. Pension deficits was one of the ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
This Week's Market Movers (11 - 15 Aug 2008) Key growth and inflation statistics from the major world economies will compete with the 29th Olympiad in Beijing in holding market attention this week. Australia: The week starts off with the release of ...