Boral poised for US acquisition, rights issue planned

Boral poised for US acquisition, rights issue planned

Boral (BLD), which currently has a market value of $4.54bn, will launch a … The US housing market, which was hit hard by the recession, has been
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Payday lender closes funding round and changes risk assessment tactics

enably, a short-term lender that has recently rebranded from Loan Ranger, will be focusing on a “responsible lending” scorecard rather than a risk
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Boral to Acquire Headwaters Inc.

Barclays said that matched its expectations of a steady improvement in the U.S. housing market over the coming two years. There is uncertainty in the
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The Zacks Investment Research Downgraded Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG) to Sell

Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Lloyds Banking Group PLC (NYSE:LYG) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note published
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Scottish property prices hit post-Brexit high

Residential property prices in Scotland rose 0.6% month-on-month in September, taking the average price above £170,000 for the first time since the
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Smart cities need banks' data muscle more than governments

Though governments are vocal smart city champions, some industry pundits say connected cities need the data power of private sectors like banking
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Takanini housing development touted as among cheapest in Auckland

Takanini housing development touted as among cheapest in Auckland … makes it highly affordable for those looking to get into the property market.
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Affordability tests blamed for dip in buy to let mortgage lending

The Mortgage Works, the buy to let lending arm of the Nationwide, has seen a dip in the amount borrowed by property investors in the six months to
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Foreign banks raise Philippine economic growth forecasts

Joseph Incalcaterra, economist at British banking giant HSBC, said the bank raised its gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for the Philippines
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Finance Watch

Earlier this month, the bank said it swung to a €53.8 million third-quarter loss as it moved to increase coverage for bad debt. It reported 11.4% of its
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Our housing sector can thrive on single digit mortgage – Experts

Experts in the nation's housing sector have said that the nation's housing sector can only thrive on single digit mortgage system. They said, until
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Metro in debt: Experts worry about increased use of payday loans, industry leader warns of …

But one financial pitfall after another meant the family needed a series of loans, going from one lender to another for months, as they tried to keep up
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China's Fosun to become biggest shareholder in Portuguese bank BCP

Chinese conglomerate Fosun will become the biggest shareholder in the ailing BCP, Portugal's biggest private bank, by agreeing to buy a 16.7 per
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MI / BI Developer – Insurance, Banking, Finance

MI Developer / BI Developer from an Insurance, Banking or Finance background with SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS required by leading well known
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Greenland HK raises $300 mln for real estate fund with Kuwait

It would also purchase around a 41 percent interest in New York's Park Lane real estate project from Kuwait Strategic Investor, paying for it with the
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Tassie's property market taking off

According to the latest Real Estate Institute of Tasmania president Tony Collidge Tasmania was now a sellers' market. “I firmly believe that our market
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