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Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... government sponsored enterprise (GSE) under conservatorship, and their operations regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FDHA). The details of the plan include: Access to loan facility secured against the GSE's assets. The US Treasury will ...

Saved by the Fed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... credit markets. After more than a month of deliberations, the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will all take the lead role in ensuring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain operational and financially stable despite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... steelmaker BlueScope Steel are to release their annual results, as are rubber products manufacturer Ansell, online job agency Seek Ltd and online service provider iiNet Ltd. The Australian share market closed flat on Friday as a rally in banks and property ...

Econocrats pour cold water on mortgage agency

... mortgage-backed securities would recover, and that there was no case for any form of government-sponsored mortgage funding agency. In his opening remarks to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics inquiry into competition in banking ...

Van Eyk most popular ratings agency: Rainmaker

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
Van Eyk is the most widely used managed funds research rating agency, followed by Morningstar and Lonsec, reveals new research released by Rainmaker. Rainmaker's latest Advantage report profiling the platform and advice sector noted that despite these ...

Climate change opportunities, not just costs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... Commerce luncheon, Senator Wong said, "There are already premiums being paid for low carbon products. The International Energy Agency is also predicting $45 trillion to be spent on alternative energy. "Wouldn't it be great to look back and be able to ...

Energy investments surge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... this is driving interest in how to use less power in addition to how to create more. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), each $1 invested in energy efficiency avoids more than $2 being needed to create new supply. The growth in alternative ...

Swedish pension lessons for Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... But is this the right comparison? The centrally managed Swedish pension system comprises their Swedish Social Insurance Agency, Premium Pension Authority, retail funds and the national aged pension. Employees pay compulsory contributions of 18.5 per ...

Bravura broadens UK footprint

CAMERON BOGGS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
... software services since 1997. Under the deal, Legal & General will continue with Bravura Solutions' Rufus Global Transfer Agency (GTA) and Output Management Service. "This will allow us to increase our focus on straight through processing," said Chris ...

Lord Stern launches carbon ratings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
IDEAglobal Group, a company whose vice-chairman is Lord Stern, has just launched the Carbon Ratings Agency (CRA) service for investors and companies participating in the carbon market. The CRA ratings will operate similarly to credit ratings but focus ...