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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is likely to open in the red for a second day running, following another poor performance on Wall Street, oil prices climbed and base metals were softer. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price ...

Having another crack at online mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
... is outsourced to Loan Services Australia. "There are lots of things that can go wrong when you get into a mortgage. The secret to delivering a great customer experience is to eliminate the errors. "We start by making it as simple as possible. No fees. ...

Chinese walls and windows

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
As the saying goes, 'when one door closes, another one opens' but with China, it's more a case of opening a small foreign investment window while firmly locking the door. Early last month, Chinese regulators announced that the government would allow ...

Aus and India in free trade talks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
In a historic development, the Australian and Indian government have signed a joint feasibility study to explore the potential benefits of a free trade agreement between the two countries. Preliminary results from the study found India has the fourth ...

Club Plus appoints chief executive

Club Plus Super, the $1.2 billion fund for ClubsNSW and ClubsACT, has recruited the long time head of the Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust (AMIST) as its chief executive. Paul Cahill, who will join the fund in November, spent 12 years at ...

Shorter PDSs are go

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
Regulations to allow shorter 'incorporation by reference' product disclosure documents (PDSs), introduced in April by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce, have come into force today. Originally introduced as part of a wider reform ...

Councils exposed

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... product was not entirely transparent - marketed as a "note linked to residential mortgage securities." Nonetheless it is no secret that these types of securities come with increased risk. Reserve Bank Governor, Glenn Stevens, last month raised concerns ...

Avoid mistakes and we'll minimise regulation: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
If the financial services industry wants less government regulatory intervention it should introduce more self-regulation and ensure that the industry makes fewer mistakes, said Chris Pearce, parliamentary secretary to the Treasurer. "The main reason ...

US securitisation provisions cost Mariner Bridge

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
Mariner Bridge yesterday announced a full year net profit of $4.1 million, offset by a $10.4 million provision for the company's investments in the US securitisation market. Including a further $5 million provision for 2008, Mariner will have now written ...

ASX updates corporate governance guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
The Australian Securities Exchange Corporate Governance Council today released its first update to the ASX's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations since 2003. To be launched officially this afternoon by Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer ...