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      KGB TV: John Symond

      KOHLER, BARTHOLOMEUSZ The founder of Aussie Home Loans says the mortgage broker plans to resurrect the Aussie-branded home loan, which has the potential to constitute up to 30 per cent of the group's business. Mar 12

      A new assault by Aussie

      STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ The big four banks will take John Symond's attempt to re-engineer Aussie very seriously, but can he get access to funding on competitive terms? Mar 12


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      RICH PICKINGS: Billionaire debutants

      JAMES THOMSON The 2010 Forbes world's billionaires list is out and chock-full of fascinating Cinderella stories. But there are five new-comers we find particularly intriguing. 12:11 AM

      BUSINESS CLASS: Diamond digs

      SOPHIE VORRATH This week our travels take us to the real estate markets of the rich and famous, where we find abandoned New England mansions and the palace of King Leopold II – which for one Russian oligarch became a castle in the air. 12:12 AM

      WEEKEND ECONOMIST: May move

      BILL EVANS The RBA is still expected to raise the cash rate by 25 basis points in May, but historical precedents suggest it may be a little unnerved by the current contraction in new housing finance. 12:05 AM

      EDITORS' PICKS

      BUSINESS SPECTATOR EDITORS In this week's essential reading guide, Kohler plugs into the electric car debate, Gottliebsen gauges the rage of Telstra shareholders, Bartholomeusz lifts the lid on 'fail-safe' CoCo bonds and Maley questions the stability of the stock market. 12:05 AM

      An unconventional dilemma

      CAROLA HOYOS AND ED CROOKS, FINANCIAL TIMES Unconventional gas has been hailed as an energy industry 'game changer', but there are two problems that could prevent it from being the ultimate 'long-term energy solution'. Mar 12

      Food for debate

      ANDREW LEONARD America's slow-food movement has sparked debate over whether the opposition to "industrial food" is about nostalgia, or a response to growing health and environmental problems. 12:05 AM

      China's leading problem

      STRATFOR Beijing has emerged from the GFC bolder and more confident than ever, but it must start to manage the leadership transition due in 2012 at a time of economic instability and uncertainty. 12:05 AM

      THE WEEK AHEAD

      CLAIRE DELAHUNTY New quarterly figures on dwelling unit commencements will give an indication of the strength of the housing and construction sectors, while David Jones will release its first-half result, hot on the heels of rival Myer. Mar 12

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