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Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... threat of losing their jobs amid a slowing US economy. Even if mortgage rates where to fall in half, this would not give any relief to anyone without employment. The US jobless rate has now risen to 6.1 per cent -the highest since September 2003. Soon ...

Saved by the Fed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... Mae and Freddie Mac will be reborn in a four-pillar strategy put forward by the US government - a move that brought fast relief to the credit markets. After more than a month of deliberations, the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Housing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... 33 cents to $24.19, ANZ rose 10 cents to $16.18 and Westpac was 54 cents higher at $23.24. "The banks have had a bit of relief rally," Mr Bishop said. AMP rose 26 cents, or 4.06 per cent, to $6.67 after reporting a 22 per cent fall in net profit to $366 ...

Kenya budgets right for investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... in their prices. Duty on imported wheat was also reduced from 35 per cent to 10 per cent and could translate to further relief." Old Mutual also noted that the stringent rules imposed on Kenya's stockmarket will ensure that cases like the Nyagah Stockbrokers ...

Till taxes do us part

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... advice, said Centric Wealth. Couples looking to untie the knot can often make the most out of the capital gains tax rollover relief, however they can also be slapped with associated contingent tax liabilities as part of their settlements, according to ...

IFSA launches insurance campaign

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... informed decisions about what level of cover is right for them; and empower people to gain a sense of clarity, control and relief about their financial security," said Richard Gilbert, IFSA's chief executive. Gilbert said that they are not attempting ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... advance was a pleasant surprise. "The banks have rebounded nicely," he said. "It's a nice turn around off the back of the relief that Merrill Lynch got something for its $30 billion bonds and the price of oil going down. "I think those two things put ...

Industry backs ASIC 'super snapshot'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... Specific outcomes will not be mandatory, as that would require amendments to the Corporations Act. Currently, ASIC grants relief to superannuation calculator providers from the requirement to hold an Australian Financial Services licence (AFSL) and from ...

BOQ writes off franchise loans

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... open. In a number of cases BOQ has also hired the former franchisee as branch manager, a situation that appears to include relief from at least some of their liabilities to the bank as part of a package deal. Current and former owners of franchises believe ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... after the two were largely responsible for a two per cent tumble on Wall Street on Wednesday. Nervous investors found no relief in US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's reassurances Thursday that the two groups were "adequately capitalised" in the face ...