Weekly Property News with Brett Alegre-Wood – 7th October 2009. I’m blown away by the number of articles on house prices this week and ask ‘Are prices really rising or just lack of supply?’ There’s definitely a rise and it’s helping to boost confidence, but be warned the economy maybe subdued due to mortgage availability. [...]
Welcome to this week’s property news. Today, we uncover just how much banks are making from us as we’re told of their increased profit margins. We’ll compare SVR to LIBOR and work out exactly how little benefits they’ve passed on to us. One economist spoke up to tell us why she predicts a painful end [...]
Question by hiddendragon: “Next Step for a Career in Investment Banking”? I’m a 22 year old junior at DePaul University in Chicago studying Accountancy and Economics. I am very interested in a career as an investment banker. I want it badly, and I’m passionate about it, and I am confident I will succeed if given [...]
There is only 1 foreclosed home put on the market this week in Larimer County and this on is in Berthoud. The initial sale price is the same as it’s taxable value. We will spend time learning how to use the FREE Investment Calculator. Share this inforamtion with others! Contact Nanci Garnand at RE/MAX Alliance [...]
We’ve just wrapped up a very busy week, culminating in a fantastic book launch at Borders, Charing Cross. If you didn’t make it down then check out the video on our blog. A big thank you for those who’ve purchased the 3+1 Plan book. We are still on the Top 100 List on Amazon and [...]
www.YourPropertyClub.com – The question on everyone’s lips is: Should small prints be made bigger? Customers from Skipton Building Society are fuming after news broke that their SVR ceiling will be scrapped. The building society previously promised its borrowers that the SVR would never be more than 3% above the BoE base rate. But on this [...]
(www.abndigital.com) Alishia Seckam speaks with Robert Munuku, Investment Analyst at Drummond Investment Bank, looking at: Strong run from Kenya Airways; Challenges facing Kenya Airways; Uchumi Supermarkets share price extending losses; Mumias Sugar expected greater output; Outlook for NSE 20 next week. Dr Kathy Walsh from the School of Banking and Finance at the Australian School [...]
(www.abndigital.com) Samantha Loring speaks with Samuel Wachira, General Manager at Drummond Investment Bank, looking at: Driving factors behind strong performance on NSE 20 yesterday; British American Tobacco up 5%; Revenue growth expectations for BAT for the rest of 2011; Strong appetite for Co-op Bank; Investor activity in agricultural sector. Lee Che Yan (AliTips.com’s CEO & [...]
Question by Mac: May I ask are goldman sachs and morgan stanley resume the “investment banks” title? In wiki list, it says they are under this category “Largest full-service global investment banks”. But I thought they don’t call themselves investment banks anymore? or am I wrong about this? or is there a different meaning in [...]
On 28 September 2010, the Bright Network hosted an evening event where we introduced 200 headhunted first year students interested in banking careers to representatives from leading banks. Firms who attended this event in 2010 were Barclays Capital, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Lazard, RBS and UBS. Video by Alex Brenig-Jones