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Lo-doc lending headaches

Are lo-doc loans too high maintenance? While the Big Four banks have all jumped on the lo-doc bandwagon, consulting firm Deloitte said other finance groups are starting to question the business model behind non-conforming loans. Lo-doc loans or non-conforming ...

Bluestone adds role of COO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
Niche lending group Bluestone has announced a key appointment in the newly created role of chief operating officer as it looks to continue its rapid growth. Tony Pescott will take up the new role of chief operating officer with the rapidly expanding ...

SEQUAL refurnishes with new chairs

The Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL), has just announced its new chair and deputy chair. Peter McGuiness, chief executive of BlueStone Equity Release, and Sue De Broglio, head of risk products at Macquarie, will join ...

Count takes stock of SMSF and reverse mortgages

Dealer group Count has released a new self-managed super fund (SMSF) tool, SUPERCENTRAL, and added reverse mortgages to its list of recommended products. Speaking at the group's annual conference held in New Zealand this week, chief operating officer ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
... NZPA - A 2.5 per cent slump in market leader Telecom sent the sharemarket down again. The market was still suffering the blues from Wednesday's inflation data which seems likely to delay the prospect of interest rate cuts. The benchmark NZSX-50 gross ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly firmer as investors focus on local issues ahead of a US public holiday and volatile commodity markets. The US market ended softer on Friday and is closed for a public holiday on Monday while commodity ...

Bluestone reverse mortgage to offer interest rate protection

Bluestone Equity Release, a subsidiary of Bluestone Group, has released a new reverse mortgage product with a "capped for life" variable rate providing interest rate protection for retirees. Estimated to be worth $600 million in 2005, the reverse mortgage ...

Over 65s insurance blues over

Insurance provider Aviva has launched an insurance product for people aged over 65 in a positive step towards addressing the longer life expectancies of retirees. "It is a trend that's now starting to happen in the market. The recognition that people ...

Full steam ahead for reverse mortgages

A growing number of companies are providing reverse mortgage products and the more providers there are the better for consumers, said the industry's peak body SEQUAL. This month, both ABN Amro and Mariner Financial Services released their reverse mortgage ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply firmer today as a strong lead from US markets is expected to be coupled with positive stock-specific news across the board. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...