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Australian Unity acquires two $80 million mortgage funds

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2014
... opportune time to expand and grow the mortgage investment business. "The future of non-bank lending looks promising with the doors to competition starting to open presenting opportunities for mortgage funds like these. "With interest rates predicted ...

Government takes aim at corporation tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
Australia's 30% corporation tax rate is getting in the way of the nation becoming a regional "financial services powerhouse", according to Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Steven Ciobo. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Life Insurance ...

Sometimes, directors just need to say 'no'

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... directors who have been "through some wars." "During the global financial crisis, it was pretty obvious who ran for the doors," she said. Often, it's also invaluable to have a board that is still in touch with the organisation's long-term goals, especially ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... UPS, Xerox, Radio Shack and 3M reinforced views that the US corporate earnings boom is stalling, sending buyers toward the doors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 243.36 points (1.82 per cent) to finish at 13,102.53. The broad-based S&P 500 sank ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... from the US, Europe, China and elsewhere to produce a picture of a sharply slowing global economy, sending bulls for the doors on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 274.88 points (2.22 per cent) at 12,118.57. That left the Dow ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... only 115,000 net new jobs last month, less than half the pace at the beginning of the year, sent buyers running for the doors. The data also suggested that many tens of thousands of Americans had also dropped out of the jobs market altogether, a bad ...

Invesco shifts Asian focus to consumer demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
Invesco aims to bring the Asian consumer demand story to the doorstep of Australian retail investors with the overhaul of its existing Asian equities strategy. On October 1, Invesco will rename its Wholesale Asian Share Fund as the Wholesale Asian Consumer ...

Grass greener for local bourse without SGX

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... and control by Singapore are concerned," he said. Swan argues that even the basic argument that the deal would open the doors for Australian investors to tap into Asian equities is flawed. "If the ASX wanted to get closer to China and Chinese listings ...

Advice goes direct to retail shopfronts

... traditional approach. On 19 July, one of the largest financial planning groups in the country, AMP Financial Services, opened the doors to its first retail financial planning centre in Parramatta in Western Sydney. Starting with five financial planners ...

Aurora set to list on ASX

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... the institutional market place," he said. He added that by combining the three businesses, their scale would open up the doors that previously closed to them. "The business model we have developed for the new business will provide the basis for growth ...