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Perpetual proposes caps on exec and board pay

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... Perpetual continues to play a leading role in a number of bank re-purchase agreement programs and government-supported mortgage backed securities issuances," said Savage. But while the highlight for the group's shareholders is the proposed dividend re-investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... developers led gains on investor optimism of a sustained recovery in the private residential market, driven by attractive mortgage rates and stronger liquidity. The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 59.3 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 17,121.82. WELLINGTON ...

Nooo Commission strips trailing fees off home loans

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... launched a "flat fee" home loan - stripping away upfront commissions and trailing fees typically embedded in traditional mortgage products. Under the new service, a prospective home buyer that uses Nooo Commission as their "broker" would pay around $770 ...

LGS trust deed to drive "fair value" payments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... amended deed around three months ago, a move that was triggered by plunging asset prices and the freezing of embattled mortgage funds. Peter Lambert, chief executive of LGS, said the fund has never had to use the new deed but pointed out it was a good ...

ASF names former S&P head as CEO

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... ASF represents the securitisation industry in Australia. The forum includes 120 organisations including banks, non-bank mortgage providers, investment managers, investors, rating agencies and others.

Australian RMBS gains appeal

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
Ultra high net worth investors in Australia are starting to wade back into the Australian Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) market, according to Merrill Lynch. Chris Selby, head of Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management in Australia, has ...

HOSTPLUS and AUSCOAL are top employers: survey

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... Institute Australia. The other three financial services companies were Russell Investments, Morgan Stanley Australia and Mortgage Choice. "HOSTPLUS' success is attributed to our focus on service, in particular managing service excellence throughout a ...

ING upgrades OneCare

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... can increase their cover by 5 per cent if a client is contributing 5 per cent of their income to super or their home mortgage repayments. OneCare Express has been enhanced further to include a complete end-to-end flexible questionnaire to allow more ...

De-stressing the stress test

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... Bernanke's statement that, 'the real estate market has bottomed and that we can all expect a late 2009 recovery'. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that its application index increased by 2 per cent in the week ending 1 May, up 43.7 per ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... is good and still orderly - they have not dropped at the scale seen in the US and the UK. Lower house prices and lower mortgage rates have already increased affordability. Banks would only pocket a large chunk of the rate cut anyway. Though not really ...