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TAL appoints chief claims officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... chief of staff of the institutional bank division. She then became chief operating officer of life, general, and lenders mortgage insurance at BTFG before taking on a newly created role as executive director to oversee insurance mergers and acquisitions ...

Legalsuper investment strategy lead departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... chapter" in her career. Rajomon recently helped fund Brisbane lending fintech WLTH's acquisition of home loan manager Mortgage Mart. Chief executive Glenn Fowles called Trusler a perfect fit for the firm. Fowles said she brings fantastic experience ...

Experts expect the RBA to hold: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... homeowners are still reeling from 13 rate hikes in the last two years. "Our data shows a staggering 40% struggled to pay their mortgage in December," Cooke said. "Even though inflation is falling, I expect the RBA will hold the cash rate for most, if ...

Impact of debt on retiree confidence a mixed bag

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... expect to enter retirement with more than $250,000 owing in debt, with about 90% believing they'll still be paying their mortgage off. What's more, more than two in five said they would opt to sell and downsize to reduce their debt. According to the ...

Responsible investment key to wealth transfer conversation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
Advisers who incorporate responsible investment into conversations about intergenerational wealth transfer see higher client satisfaction than those who don't, according to new research from Australian Ethical. Australian Ethical released Opportunity ...

Former Schroders executive enters VC space

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... McKinsey. The advisory board includes: Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers, former co-manager of the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust at Baillie Gifford James Anderson, Schroders' chief executive Peter Harrison, and Ken Hitchner, former ...

MA Financial issues first RMBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
MA Financial's lending business, MA Money, has completed its inaugural residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issuance, amounting to $500 million. The transaction was initially launched at $400 million but was later increased due to high demand ...

Aussie banks deliver record profits in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... stellar results have come at the expense of the Aussie population, who have faced higher interest rates and increased mortgage repayments, PwC Australia banking and capital markets leader Sam Garland said this isn't the case. "Clearly, rising mortgage ...

Base rate lifts to 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... average owner-occupier variabale rate to be as high 7.11%. Borrowers owing $500,000 would pay an extra $76 in monthly mortgage repayments. "Australia has made significant progress in the war against inflation since December of last year, but over the ...

Westpac reports $7.2bn profit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... worth of home loans that transitioned from fixed to variable rates, forcing many customers to pay double the amount in mortgage repayments. The number of Westpac customers experiencing financial difficulty was up 10% year on year, equating to 69,000 ...