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Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... previously committed to purchasing $700 billion in Treasuries and MBS. Asset purchases will be expanded to include commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS (statement)." "Also announced three new lending facilities designed to support $300 billion ...

Early release better than SG freeze

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... effective." Coates added the early release provisions will help all, but especially high-income earners who have rent/mortgage obligations but can't access stimulus provisions such as the increase to NewStart rates.

UK asset manager acquires stake in retirement funder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
A UK asset manager and financial services provider has acquired a 20% stake in a local specialised retirement funder. Household Capital announced the completion of series B financing with Legal & General. Existing and new investors joined Legal & General ...

Coronavirus is an investment opportunity: Fidelity

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... at Fidelity we've had eight different crises; the Asian crisis, the Russian crisis, tech boom and bust, subprime mortgage crisis, sovereign debt crisis, SARS, and I think all are similar and there is a great Mark Twain quote that says 'history ...

Sargon lender sends in voluntary administrators

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... has 20 years of experience and was the receiver for the $600 million debenture fund Banksia Securities and Gold Coast mortgage securities fund LM Investments. He has also worked in interim chief executive and chief financial officer roles for some companies. ...

Advice groups criticise rushed legislation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... ASIC. "We have also questioned why many of these measures have been focussed solely on individual financial advisers and mortgage brokers," the AFA said. Meanwhile The Advisers Association (TAA), formed when the AMP Financial Planning association merged ...

Industry-made retirement models are self-serving: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... middle-income retirees will need, and fail to model scenarios for people who rent a property or are still paying off their mortgage, a category of people likely to increase in coming generations," SCA said. "At best, industry-created models are misleading ...

Super funds snub millions of Aussies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... LanguageLoop found that 81% of respondents said super funds give their non-English speaking customers the least consideration. Mortgage lenders also showed room for improvement with 79% of respondents feeling their needs were not being met. "Banks appear ...

Moelis Australia names co-chiefs, acquires lender

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... announces plans to acquire a local non-bank lender, eyeing a bigger slice of the $1.8 trillion Australian residential mortgage market. Julian Biggins and Chris Wyke will be appointed joint chief executives, replacing incumbent Andrew Pridham, the company ...

Janus Henderson to launch active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... ticker TACT. The active ETF will have exposure to cash and fixed interest securities, including bank and corporation debt, mortgage and other asset backed securities, and government, semi-government and supranational bonds. It may also allocate to high-yielding ...