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Challenger posts $21.3 million net profit

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2003
... services in annuities, funds management and administration, financial planning, mortgage management/financing and margin lending," it said. -

Median forecast for housing finance by volume predicts flat outcome

... already been encouraged into the market in 2001. Westpac Bank economists said that they will be watching the split in lending in July. "Finance commitments for the construction of new dwellings looks likely to be up in the month, after a 20% gain over ...

Adelaide Bank to launch $600 million domestic securitisation program

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2003
... continuing strong asset growth. The bank said the launch of its seventh domestic issue, under its Torrens residential mortgage lending securitisation program, follows strong mortgage lending growth throughout 2002-03. The Bank said the launch reinforced ...

S&P comment on Suncorp-Metway financial result

... risk-weighted assets was down to 1.37% in 2003 from 1.48% in 2002, driven by the strong growth experienced in commercial lending. Additionally, total loan growth was below system growth despite the strong increase in business lending. S&P said positive ...

CBA annual profit report could bring job agenda back

... month. That latest round, which the bank said was to meet falling demand for branch banking, included support services and lending staff, and about 20 tellers. Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd will report its 2002/03 profit on Wednesday, with the other ...

House price declines now the major risk to growth: RBA

... impact on the economy when these conditions eventually returned. "Banks report that they are taking a prudent approach to lending for housing, with property loans well collateralised to withstand a fall in housing prices and significant safety margins ...

Property investment loans rise again in June: ABS

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2003
... for housing investment jumped 8.3 per cent to $6.88 billion in June, from $6.35 billion in May. The sharp increase in lending for housing investment comes on top of a jump last week in the number of home loans, pointing to continued strength in the real ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares move higher

... was also trading over half a US cent higher at $US0.6510. Despite the ABS reporting a further strong increase in home lending in June, the bond market continued to rally. The yield on the benchmark long bond was trading at 5.38%, down from 5.43% at yesterday's ...

Home lending boom still strong in June: ABS

... Australia's housing boom is about to deflate anytime soon, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today reporting that lending for the purchase of owner-occupied housing rose a further 4.1 per cent in June. The total number of loans in June was ...

FPA criticises ACCC PI report

... due to the increased number of policy exclusion clauses with many specialised financial planning areas - such as margin lending products, direct share advice and some superannuation funds - now not covered. The FPA supports the federal government's initiative ...