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Pepper acquires Spanish loan business Celeris

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... Celeris employees transferring to Pepper, where they will continue to service existing costumers. No current customers are affected by the transaction, Pepper Group said. The Australian company will be trading in Spain as Pepper Finance Corporation (Spain) ...

Pro bono advice for disaster victims

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has started the service up again to provide free financial advice to Australians affected by the recent natural disasters, including the Queensland and Northern NSW floods and bushfires which have wreaked havoc ...

Don't forget to remind DB members: ASIC

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... benefit funds in general, the regulator said in a statement. "While investors in defined benefit funds are typically less affected by investment markets than those in accumulation funds, the GFC highlighted that prolonged market falls can impact a defined ...

Real estate better than bonds: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... Larsen, European portfolio manager at boutique real estate investment manager Presima, agrees. "While appetite has been affected by the GFC, we are now seeing a recovery in prices," he said. "Real estate today is giving a yield in the 4%-5% range with ...

Uncertainty goes uncertainty comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... worst"... I saw this story on theage.com.au website that quoted a certain Jessica Levitt - a resident of one of the Sandy-affected cities in the States - conveying her feelings in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy - reportedly the largest Atlantic hurricane ...

NAB profits slump but wealth division prospers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... provide for bad and doubtful debts increased 14.5% as the economic downturn continued to have an impact. Results were also affected by an increase in costs following a downgrade to one of its UK assets, Clydesdale Bank. Cameron Clyne, NAB group executive ...

Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... a slight tick up in the unemployment rate to 7.9% from 7.8% in the previous month. Our thoughts and prayers to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Stay safe.

Don't ignore China banks: Macquarie

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... monetary policy in western nations, which is something people tend to ignore," said Wang. Of course, China's economy is affected by decisions offshore, but the banking sector is buffered, Wang said. Almost half of this sector is listed on the Hong Kong ...

SMSF industry hits back on 'rort' claims

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... say the members moving to SMSFs and other funds are mostly those approaching retirement or pension stage who are most affected by CGT.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... with 7,438 contracts traded. Commonwealth Securities market analyst Juliana Roadley said waning euro zone confidence had affected sentiment and was contributing to a weaker opening for Australian stocks. "We just had more concern with Europe and how ...