Archive for March 20th, 2008

Daily Archive
Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Is this the real price?

Sing the lyrics below to the tune of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
Is this the real price?
Is this just fantasy?
Financial landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
And look at your buys and see.
I’m now a poor boy (poor boy)
High-yielding casualty
Because I bought it high, watched it blow
Rating high, value low
Any way the Fed goes
Doesn’t really matter to me, […]

No Comments » - Posted in Humor by Prieur du Plessis
Thursday, March 20th, 2008

SA non-performing loans are on the rise, but remain very manageable

By Kevin Lings
SA non-performing loans - loans that have been overdue for a period longer than 90 days - expressed as a percentage of total loans and advances, started to trend upwards from very low levels during 2007 as tighter credit conditions and higher interest rates impacted on household finances.
While the aggregate balance sheet […]

No Comments » - Posted in South Africa by Prieur du Plessis