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ANZ to offer Over Fifty Group reverse mortgages

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
... planning advice, as we do, so absolutely get the FPA on board in a more proactive manner. Again, it's not only a very good signal to the market but also shows that that's what their client base, being financial planners, is actually after." Martin said ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2006
... having fallen in recent months. The employment component within fell by 6 points to an index level of +2 which is a contrary signal to the figures coming from the ABS although it agrees with the conclusions drawn from the ANZ monthly survey of internet ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
The latest Dun & Bradstreet Business Expectations Survey reveals a continuing level of pessimism among business executives with more than a third anticipating a fall in profits for the coming March quarter compared to that of a year earlier. Fuelling ...

BankWest and ABN AMRO win Best of the Best reverse mortgages

ALEX DUNNIN, HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
BankWest has been awarded Money magazine's Best of the Best award for reverse mortgages sold by banks while ABN AMRO won the award for the best non-bank reverse mortgage. Macquarie and CommBank came in second and third for the banks while Bluestone ...

Consumers want more savings but have nothing to save

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
A consumer survey sponsored by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has found consumers generally support opt-out higher super contribution levels while a survey by max Super found half don't have any spare money anyway. The ASFA ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Just released data on housing finance for owner occupation shows that in seasonally adjusted terms there was a 2.3 per cent decrease in the total value of housing commitments excluding alterations and additions but a significant increase of commercial ...

APRA to flex its muscle with outsourcing deals

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
Under the terms of new prudential guidelines, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will have the power to conduct onsite inspections of companies undertaking outsourcing work for financial institutions under its supervision. But signaling ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
The Australian stockmarket has edged even lower in morning trading, as a struggling resources sector outweighs any benefits of a higher Wall St close on Friday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 30 points lower at 5068.3, while the all ordinaries ...

AXA hits $10bn on platform but continues to build

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
AXA's Summit platform has ridden a tide of strong sales and continued support from advisers past its milestone of $10 billion in funds under administration (FUA). June and July saw AXA record all time record sales, taking FUA past the $10 billion mark ...

Praemium to access UK's wealthiest through Lloyd's

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... "It does underline the success of our strategy, to pour a lot of our resources into the UK. The two heads of agreement signal a good time to be entering their market and these joint ventures come only three months after our capital raising and listing," ...