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Aussie reverse mortgages world's best

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
The Australian reverse mortgage sector is in its infancy but our products have evolved so fast they lead the world, said Martin Lynch, director of reverse mortgages at ABN AMRO. "It's only been really the last four years there have been products here ...

CommSec launches over-the-counter CFDs

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2006
CommSec has announced the launch of a new over-the-counter contracts for difference (CFD) product to meet the needs of investors hungry for more CFD trading opportunities. Matt Comyn, CommSec general manager, said the new CommSec CFD offering would ...

CFDs close in on share trading

Contracts for difference (CFDs), a derivatives product which came out of nowhere five years ago, are now the second most popular trading instrument in the country with the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) gearing up to launch their version next year. ...

Fixed income not for everyone, yet: FIIG

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2006
When it comes to implementing fixed interest strategies there are products and services for the big end of town and daylight second. This is a problem FIIG Securities is hoping to fix. Jim Stening, managing director of fixed income specialist FIIG Securities ...

Sydney insurance brokers to stand trial

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
Two former insurance brokers from Sydney based Blundell & Associates will stand trial after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) brought charges relating to fraudulent behaviour. Paul Blundell and Richard Blundell will face a ...

Aust Unity to expand retirement villages arm

Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has launched a fixed income product designed for retirees and will use the funds raised to expand the company's retirement village operations. The group has announced it will issue Retirement Village Investment Notes ...

Netwealth moves custody services inhouse

Non-institutional platform Netwealth has shifted the custody of its assets inhouse on its wrap, superannuation master fund and MIS products. The group was previously using National Australia Trustees for 18 months and prior to that used services from ...

ABN Amro introduces longest self funding instalment warrants

ABN Amro has launched self funding instalment warrants on the ASX with a 10 year period covering 34 major Australian stocks. The new warrants allow investors to purchase domestic shares while only paying around half the investment value of the shares ...

Exchange Traded Funds on the road

A national roadshow will be launched to highlight the benefits of exchange traded funds (ETFs). The roadshow has been organised by the ASX, SsgA and Citigroup and will include an educational program aimed at financial planners, advisors and accountants. ...

RBA not targetting housing market: Costello

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2003
The Reserve Bank's interest rate policy was not directed at the housing market, Treasurer Peter Costello said last night. Mr Costello said interest rate changes were too blunt an instrument to target the housing sector. The central bank increased official ...