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Challenger to ramp up life and funds mgmt after mortgage sale

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... and Challenger confirmed newspaper reports that the bank will acquire Challenger's mortgage distribution and multi-brand lending businesses, along with around $4 billion worth of residential mortgages for $385 million. The deal gives NAB a significant ...

Govt aids anti-predatory lending laws

GOVT ANNOUNCEMENT  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Finance brokers and certains lenders will need to comply with new responsible lending laws a year earlier than planned under the updated timetable of the government's proposed consumer credit reforms. Under the new deadlines, the responsible lending ...

Aon awards mandate to Vanguard

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... manager, replacing State Street Global Advisors. According to a statement on the master trust's website, SSgA's securities lending practices involved a level of risk to their index trusts, which was evident in the recent increases in sell spreads. This ...

Centric Wealth signs on XPLAN

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... of 59 advisers across financial planning, risk insurance, corporate benefit services, accounting and business advisory, lending services, general insurance and family office services. It has $4.9 billion in assets under advice, advises on risk insurance ...

State Street names new head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... Sydney. He will be responsible for all the firm's multi-asset class trading businesses, electronic trading, securities lending and a number of investor services including custody, tax and analytical services. "Ian helped establish State Street in Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... index contract was one point lower at 4264. In economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for June. The National Australia Bank monthly business survey for July is due out and the Manpower-Melbourne Institute ...

Planning firms on buying spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... accounting (banking) at Macquarie, says while the first half of the year was fairly quiet for acquisitions, the firm's lending had gone up in the second half as adviser firms embark on a buying spree. "The first part of the year was pretty quiet... there ...

CFD demand rises with equities recovery

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... starting to be integrated into other more familiar products. "it is increasingly overlapping with the more traditional margin lending market, with one in five margin lending clients now using CFDs as well, and 77 per cent of CFD traders also have an ...

Greener than green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... greener than green shoots sighted in the housing market. Wall Street rejoiced. Yes, Virginia. Remember housing and how lending to NINJAs (No Income. No Jobs and Assets) jumpstarted the mess that is the global financial crisis? It's now showing signs ...

Signs of a residential property recovery

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... markets. The head of property research at ANZ, Paul Braddick said another important factor is that reasonably conservative lending practices in Australia meant there has been no US-style housing collapse. The market is moving back up off a solid base. ...