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Investors turn to rev mortgages for income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
Australians are taking out a reverse mortgage to provide extra income, instead of using the extra funds to refurbish their house or go on holidays, a report found. Kevin Conlon, chief executive at the Senior Australians Equity Release (SEQUAL), said ...

ITM and Sequential partner for service

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
Independent Transition Management (ITM) and Sequential Project Services have partnered to provide an enhanced service for wealth management firms looking to consolidate systems or products or outsource administration. ITM is a data specialist that assists ...

North gets S&P very strong rating

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
S&P Fund Services has assigned its 'very strong' rating to the North Protected Retirement guarantee. According to a S&P's statement, the rating indicated the product was well designed for the needs of the retiree market while including downside protection ...

North gets very strong rating from S&P

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
AXA's North product has received a "very strong" rating from research house S&P Fund Services. According to a press statement, the rating reflects a product well designed for the needs of the target investor and a superior capital-protection structure ...

What gets measured, gets done

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Super fund consultants urged trustees to "sweat the detail" of how they measure fund strategy outcomes or risk failing to complete their strategies on time and on budget. Adrian Johnstone, managing director of Sequential Project Services, noted research ...

Rev mortgage market continues to grow

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
Australia's reverse mortgage market has grown five per cent in the six months to June with total outstanding funding representing $2.6 billion but the number of new borrowers has declined, a study found. The Deloitte SEQUAL Reverse Mortgage Study found ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher as US and European markets rose on encouraging earnings reports. Local resources stocks are also likely to be stronger due to higher commodity prices. At 0728 AEDT on the Sydney Futures ...

Regulator warns on rev mortgages

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Paul Clitheroe's financial literacy team launched an information guide on reverse mortgages, warning consumers about the possible pitfalls. Thinking of using the equity in your home? A ...

Tonight's the night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
It's Budget lock-up day tonight in Canberra. The day when the who's who of the Australian economics and the reporting world are held incommunicado for six hours until the grand unveiling of the Government's plan for the future. The official rationale ...

J.P. Morgan backs Chinese stocks

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
Chinese stocks are right for the picking according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management. According to the firm's statement, J.P. Morgan Asset Management believes MSCI China valuations are "very close" to their lowest levels either on a price to earnings ...