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Financial services, diversified financials, boutique financial stocks. Call them what you want, but these stocks are fast becoming a casualty of the revaluation of finance stocks even though some have.. read more

Computer and office equipment financer ThinkSmart has marginally outperformed full year prospectus forecasts and outlined an aggressive United States expansion. read more

Further international expansion is afoot for ThinkSmart, with an exclusive launch with the United States' chain store Office Depot, to offer point of sales funding across nearly 1200 North American st.. read more

The Rock Building Society yesterday reported a $2.3 million net profit after tax, up a third on the corresponding period, and says it is on track to meet full year NPAT of $4.2 to $4.5 million. read more

Share market volatility late last year failed to spook many customers of margin lenders. A net 7000 people opened new margin lending during the December 2007 quarter, according to the latest Reserve B.. read more

New financial initiatives and company restructuring helped receivables manager Collection House restore profits, with half-year earnings of $3.4 million compared to only $0.7 million for the correspon.. read more

Computer and office equipment finance company ThinkSmart is deviating slightly from its core business in winning a tender with The Warranty Group, to support the delivery of warranty products and serv.. read more

Real estate information provider RP Data yesterday announced a robust interim net profit, up 35 per cent to $4.7 million in the half year to December 2007, driven by a 49 per cent revenue increase to.. read more

Wide Bay Australia delivered net profit of $8.2 million for the six months to December 2008, up from $8.06 million for the corresponding period. read more

One arena of banking where cost cutting might be coming into conflict with risk management is the steady spread of automated valuation techniques as an alternative (or in some cases as a complement) t.. read more