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Home equity needs to be part of retirement strategy

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
Recently re-branded financial services provider Over Fifty Group has published a paper pushing for a paradigm shift around home equity release, claiming bricks and mortar savings could plug the retirement savings gap. Over Fifty Group compiled the Commentary ...

Kiwisaver allows contributions to be diverted into mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... Australia superannuation policy makers fear to tread by allowing members to divert half their contributions into their mortgage. Under the contribution diversion plan, workers in New Zealand opting to save for retirement using Kiwisaver will be able ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... accounted for $535 million of PBL's $978 million earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. Mortgage Choice announced a 43 per cent rise in profit to $17.9 million in the face of the last three interest rate hikes, another indication ...

AXA provides more lending facilities

... Advice Network (FAN) Licensees, AXA Financial Planning and Charter Financial Planning have teamed up with a third party mortgage distributor to bolster their suite of lending facilities. The new arrangement is with Alliere, a fully-owned subsidiary of ...

Flatmates to mortgage-mates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
... So rather than a bunch of mates signing a lease to rent a property, more and more 20-somethings are signing up for a mortgage with their flatmates. Nearly all lenders now put a split loan facility on their basic or standard variable mortgages - so with ...

ASIC shadow shopping: the good, the bad and the ugly

... advice surveyed was given by AFSL representatives while the remaining 22 were from non-AFSL accountants, tax agents or mortgage brokers. In a significant move, ASIC chairman Jeff Lucy has said that as a result of the survey, they will make further enquiries ...

Finsia surges ahead to 20,000 members

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
... education offerings, with the introduction of the Diploma of Financial Services (Banking) and a Diploma of Lending for the Mortgage market.

Navigator expands menu

... Personal Retirement Plan. The funds are the Aberdeen Asian Opportunities Fund, Australian Unity Wholesale High Yield Mortgage Trust, Challenger Australian Share Fund, Credit Suisse Global Hybrid Income Fund, Discovery Commercial Office Fund, GVI Global ...

Virgin home loan spices up mortgage lending

... property valuation for customers who settle within three months. "Most Australians are paying a lot more money for their mortgage than they need to," said Branson - who wore a pink, terry towelling robe and white cotton slippers for the launch - at a ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2006
... Tabcorp, Alinta, Newcrest, IAG, Multiplex, Brambles, Downer EDI, Macquarie Infrastructure Group, Adsteam Marine, Mortgage Choice, Santos, Zinifex Cabcharge, Macquarie DDR, Wattyl, ING Office Fund and Housewares International releasing first half results. ...