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BankWest posts $82.8 million 6-month profit

WITH AAP | THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2003

... he said. "But the banking industry continues to face a challenging environment with the anticipated rebound in business lending emerging slowly and the strong housing market expected to ease." Mr Budge said that the stronger profit before tax and provisions ...

House lending remains strong: RBA

... rate cut when the RBA board meets next week, housing-related credit surged a further 1.8% in June. The total value of lending for housing was up 21.4% on June 2002, according to the RBA survey. The Bank said other personal lending rose 1.1% in the month ...

Lend Lease completes first stage of US sale

WITH AAP | TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2003

... Mortgage Corp. The businesses subject to the sale include CapMark Services, the Debt Advisory Group, which includes Program Lending, and the North American Asset Management distressed debt business. "Lend Lease received an amount of $US86.5 million ($A131 ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open lower

AAP | FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2003

... was trading over a quarter of a US cent higher from Thursday's local close, at around $US0.6560. The ABS also reported lending for owner-occupied housing rose 3.2% in May, a little higher than analyst forecasts. All Ordinaries 3010.4 -12.3 NASDAQ 1715.86 ...

Morning market wrap: US shares sharply lower

AAP | FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2003

... soared to a two-month high against sterling, after the Bank of England surprised markets with a 25 point cut to its base lending rate. However, the Australian dollar rebounded by over half a US cent overnight, with the local currency opening local trade ...

NAB mortgage arm given lukewarm rating

... two out of five, the ratings agency has announced. Morningstar noted the manager has a risk-averse approach to mortgages lending, it has thorough documentation and the key personnel are experienced. But the product's corporate structure was still quite ...

Macquarie Bank launches pioneer international investment scheme

... shares with 100 per cent capital protection for the first time tomorrow, with the launch of the Protected International Lending Facility (PIL) based initially on a choice of 40 US stocks and exchange traded funds. "This product is expected to appeal ...

NAB cuts fixed interest rates

... include one-year fixed interest cut to 5.75 per cent, three-year to 5.85% and 10-year to 7%. The NAB's owned mortgage broker lending channel, Homeside Australia, will also reduce rates on fixed home loans, including a one-year rate of 5.80%. Gordon Lefevre ...

St George Margin Lending launches protected loan facility

St George Margin Lending (SGML) has added Protected Loans to their Margin Lending facility, the bank group announced today. Protected Loans allow investors to gain the benefits of rises in their securities without bearing any loss if the values of those ...

Four stars to Colonial First State's mortgage investment process: Morningstar

... within ColFS to rotate valuers. ColFs' mortgage team is also less well-resourced than other mortgage managers, with fewer lending personnel, although the team also draws on the credit experience of ColFS' credit group, of which it is a part. The team ...

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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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