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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open flat on a negative US lead and rising commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0711 AEDT, the March share price index contract was unchanged at 6017. On the corporate front today, explosives ...

New deputy governor for RBA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
Treasurer Peter Costello has announced the appointment of a new deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to fill the role left by the promotion of former deputy Glenn Stevens to the role of governor. After more than three decades in various ...

MEB warns on reverse mortgages

Members Equity Bank, the bank owned by super funds, has warned consumers against using reverse mortgage products, claiming that financial planners will use equity release-type products to boost their incomes. Trowbridge Deloitte conducted a study last ...

Bluestone targets the smaller end of town

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
Bluestone Group is striding into more new territory with the announcement that it is establishing a new lending arm servicing the self-employed, sole traders and professional investors in the $10 billion commercial property market. The group has established ...

Citigroup puts a cost on climate change

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
A report has just been released by Citigroup Australia consulting analyst Elaine Prior on the effect of climate change on companies within the ASX100. The analysis follows the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDPP4) which surveyed 225 investors globally with ...

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 ...

Bluestone crossing the Tasman for NZ equity release

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
Equity release specialist group Bluestone is expanding its footprint across the Tasman with the launch of a range of equity release products in the New Zealand market. With backing from Westpac's institutional banking arm, Bluestone is entering a New ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
... this time of the year, traditionally a quiet period. "I think we've thrown off the shackles of the September and October blues... the strength of the market has been quite out of character for this time of the year," Mr Heffernan said. "The major driver ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
The share market is expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0759 AEST, the September share price index contract was up 15 points to 5,031. Today, supermarket retailer Woolworths Ltd and steel ...

Bluestone making aged care bonds affordable

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
Bluestone Equity Release has launched a new product to assist retirees in funding residential aged care accommodation bonds by using the equity in their family homes, while also resisting any rise to its fixed-for-life product despite last week's 25 ...