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The good news in good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
Five weeks and counting. Wall Street and other equity markets chalked up another positive week heading into Easter. The early buds of a bull run or another dead cat bounce? Questions such as these make the answer plain and simple. And it is that there ...

K2 to tread lightly in 2008

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
Boutique fund manager K2 Asset Management's international absolute return funds have reported positive returns to date, but the first half of 2008 may soon prove to be the toughest challenge yet for its investors. K2's Select International Absolute ...

Lending practices lack clarity

... of non-conforming lender Bluestone Group, said at a property conference that the local housing market and the US are like chalk and cheese. "Australia is fortunate that conservative lending policies and consumer protections differentiates our non-conforming ...

Debenture devil in the detail

... are pulling out of the entire market because they think it's all debenture-type products like Westpoint when in fact, it's chalk and cheese," said Higgins. Michelle Baltazar

Chalk up number 7 for Bravura in the UK

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
Bravura Solutions has just won its seventh UK client for their Talisman administration software. Cardif Pinnacle, part of BNP Paribas, is one of the UK's top providers of creditor, warranty and investment products and have just agreed to license Bravura's ...

Higher and higher for Australian shares

Growth oriented superannuation funds continued to thrive on the back of another month of strong performance by the Australian share market. Results complied by Intech investment consultants revealed a 10.9 per cent calendar year-to-date return for their ...

Fatter profits at European banks could feed takeover ambitions

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2004
European banks posting strong half-year results on the back of an economic rebound could begin looking for acquisitions even though fiscal and regulatory disparities would hamper cross-border mergers. British, French and Spanish banks in particular ...

Aust IPO-heavy in previous two quarters: survey

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2004
The billion dollar floats of Virgin Blue, Pacific Brands and Zinifex plus a rash of public offers from smaller companies helped Australia punch above its weight in the global IPO arena in the six months to 31 March. Australia and New Zealand chalked ...
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