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Deck the halls with interest rate hikes

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
Looks like the May budget's tax cuts have poured straight into cash registers as retail spending data has shown a blow-out that has the market not just certain Cup Day will win us a rate hike but there will likely be another one under the Christmas ...

Raging bull in sub-prime abattoir

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
The offshore-bulls were running rampant overnight, straight into the abattoir as rumours of a huge sub-prime loss for Merrill Lynch proved to be true. The world's biggest brokerage firm Merrill Lynch reported a blowout in losses in its third quarter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is likely to open softer as US broader markets slipped slightly as record US oil prices at $89.78 a barrel added to investors' concerns about the outlook for consumer and business spending. Base metals in London could were ...

Rates rising everywhere bar big bank mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
Plenty of mortgage managers and second tier lenders have pushed home loan interest rates higher in recent weeks as they, or their funders, have passed on some of the rising cost of funds connected to the global liquidity crunch. Examples include South ...

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 ...

Russell wins record $1.2bn mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Harwood Superannuation fund has awarded Russell Investment Group a $1.2 billion mandate, the largest deal secured by the multi-manager this year. Russell Investment Group (Russell) will allocate the fund's assets into its investment products across ...

Westpac jumps in to save RAMS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Westpac has thrown a lifeline to troubled home loan lender RAMS Home Loans, offering to buy the franchise distribution arm for $140 million in cash. The purchase will include the RAMS brand, franchise network and associated mortgage origination, servicing ...

Dollar for dollar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Despite the doom and gloom coming from the mouths of former Fed Chief Alan Greenspan and Federal Reserve officials, Wall Street's record-breaking performance overnight jettisoned the Australian share market into uncharted territory at today's open. ...

Through the looking Glass Onion

Boutique web developer Glass Onion is fast gaining a name for itself after two successful projects where they gave finance websites a human face. The group has recently completed a web design for Community First Credit Union (CFCU) where CFCU clients ...

Credit crunch shows banks still lead the system

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
While central banks having to provide lines of credit to lenders as a result of the credit crunch is dragging the banking sector into the crisis, it shows how institutional investors are still as a group too weak to not require banks to lead them, said ...