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August House finance supported by low rates: economists

AAP | FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003

... economist Michael Blythe said. Macquarie Bank senior economist Brian Redican said the data was not far from expectations. "Lending for construction was flat in the month and that supports our contention that after seeing fairly strong growth in that ...

Home lending bounces back in August: ABS

AAP | FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003

... Reserve Bank lowering interest rates. The ABS said the average loan value rose to $184,000 from $182,500 in July and total lending rose to $10.92 billion, from $10.43 billion. The proportion of loans to first-home buyers increased slightly to 13.8 per ...

Lenders could withstand substantial housing correction: APRA

AAP | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003

... uncomfortably close to failing, he said. "Where necessary, APRA would raise minimum capital ratios for ADIs whose housing lending practices are not up to the mark," Dr Laker said. Dr Laker said 42 per cent of housing loans were less than one year old ...

Debtor finances industry hits $20 billion

AAP | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003

... may escalate further if the rise in property prices slows, as there will be less equity available for bricks and mortar lending," Mr Langham said. The advantages of debtor finance were that it left property unencumbered, assisted in reducing credit risk ...

Housing finance expected to have risen in August

AAP | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003

... month at an average of 1.6 per cent per month. "(Two per cent) is the number that is implied by the original data on bank lending from the Australian Bankers Association," he said. "There is no sign of a slowdown yet in the key leading housing indicators ...

Macquarie sees property investors gearing up into shares

... Macquarie is experiencing strong interest from property investors wanting to diversify into the sharemarket, Macquarie margin lending division director Phil Richards said today. In its analysis of clients applying for capital protected share financing ...

Bendigo Bank shares soar to record highs

... (Bendigo) is benefitting from that," Mr McDonald said. Bendigo's revenue rose 19% to $346.57 million in 2002/03 with total lending approvals rising 33% to $4.82 billion. Lending approvals secured by mortgage over residential property were $3.4 billion ...

Buoyant housing lending finance figures for July: ABS

Housing lease finance across Australia rose 14.9 per cent from June to July 2003, from $461 million to $530 million according to statistics revealed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Meanwhile, housing finance for owner occupation rose 3.4% ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries trail lower

... announced positive labor statistics, with the unemployment rate dipping to its lowest level since 1990. The latest housing lending finance also rose according to the ABS reflecting a continued buoyancy in the housing market. All Ordinaries 3197.1 -23 ...

Adelaide Bank issues $600 million domestic mortgage securitisation

... transaction -series 2003-1 Torrens Trust worth $600 million. The issue comes on the back of continuing strong mortgage lending growth by Adelaide Bank nationally throughout 2002-03 and reinforces Adelaide Bank's commitment as a regular securitisation ...

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Another MWL adviser banned over Shield collapse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

ASIC has banned another MWL Financial adviser Nicole Niu from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business or performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business for a period of five years.

Warakirri, LongView launch home equity strategy

MATTHEW WAI

Warakirri Asset Management and LongView are partnering to bring a new shared equity co-investment fund exclusively to wholesale investors seeking access to Australia's residential property market.

Swedish PE giant sweetens offer bid for Perpetual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

EQT AB has sweetened its offer bid for Perpetual, after the financial services firm rejected the unsolicited takeover bid from the Swedish private equity giant earlier in the month.

Igneo opens private infrastructure strategy to advised investors

VINNY VUCAGO

Igneo Infrastructure Partners has launched its first private infrastructure fund for advised and wholesale investors in Australia.

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