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We're revolutionising financial planning: Mortgage Choice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... Choice is set to expand into financial planning by opening up 60 franchises by 2015 to sit along side its 380 countrywide home loan businesses. The mortgage broking group plans to be Australia's fastest growing branded financial planning organisation ...

Swan talks up bank reforms for competition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Treasurer Wayne Swan has talked up the Government's banking reforms, dubbing them "a better banking deal" for consumers amid last week's call for a major financial system review. Former committee member at the Wallis Inquiry, Ian Harper last week issued ...

The QE Paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... unemployment rate dipped to 5.2% in July, retail sales grew by 5.4% in the year to June (the fastest since 2009) and home loan approvals bounced back by 1.3% in June. According to UBS, "Markets have a little more than 50 basis points of cuts priced over ...

Mortgage Choice to launch planning business

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... planning solutions to all Australians," said Russell. "Our vision remains clear: to fortify Mortgage Choice's role as a home loan specialist that offers broader financial services to better meet the needs of its customers." Mortgage Choice told Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... US states and five leading banks and mortgage lenders to resolve complaints that they abused millions of borrowers in home loan foreclosures. LONDON - European stock markets held onto modest gains on Thursday, taking in their stride a deal on new austerity ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
Australian shares have opened lower after a downgrade of nine of the European bloc countries' credit ratings sparked a fresh wave of risk aversion ahead of more Chinese data this week. Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Friday stripped France and Austria of ...

CFS and Aussie launch planning arm

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
Colonial First State and Aussie Home Loans will partner up to launch a new financial planning service next year. A Colonial First State (CFS) spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard that a pilot process is underway for a new financial planning ...

CBA's Norris to retire, Narev replaces

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief executive, Ralph Norris, has announced his intention to retire in November this year with group executive of business and private banking, Ian Narev, named his successor. Narev has been with CBA since May 2007, during which ...

Hidden threat may lurk on bank balance sheets

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Real estate investors with interest only loans are the biggest threat to Australia's Big Four bank balance sheets, a senior equities analyst has said. While public attention has been captured by the Greek sovereign debt crisis and falling demand for ...

Super fund leaps into life stage insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... any medical evidence. Peter Lewis, head of retirement products at Aon, said trigger events included taking out a first home loan, marriage, birth or adoption of a child, or a member turning age 30. "It's life-stages insurance cover," he said. "For example ...