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APRA sets new capital target for the big four

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... lending practices in March, noting that lending on interest-only terms represented about 40% of the stock of residential mortgage lending. APRA said this was "quite high by international and historical standards" and said ADIs would need to immediately ...

PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... to investment grade. We like some asset-backed securities; in the US, we still like assets in the housing sector, like mortgage-backed securities. We don't see any signs of overheating in the US property market at the moment, plus income generation is ...

Cbus slashes insurance premiums

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
Industry super fund Cbus has signed a new insurance deal with TAL that will see premiums decrease substantially. Premiums per unit of death and TPD cover for most members will go down by 25%, while for 15 to 44-year-old manual labour members; cover ...

Beacon merges with Libertas

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... The Financial Link Group and Titanium Group. In addition to providing independent advice, Sydney-based Libertas offers mortgage broking services and assists self-managed super fund (SMSF) and superannuation accountants provide compliant advice under ...

Fortnum inks advice fintech deal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... MoneySoft's partnership with Fortnum follows similar arrangements with Clearview, RI Advice, Millennium3, Link Group and Mortgage Choice.

Not so happy EOFY for the All Ords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... town, the May 2017 Budget's A$6 billion bank tax (that would certainly be passed on onto borrowers), out-of-RBA cycle mortgage rate increases and rising power prices combine to dampen local market sentiment. Not least, because despite the buoyant business ...

Zagga pitches alternative asset class

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... itself from other marketplace lenders by providing a lending platform where all loans will be secured by a registered mortgage against real property. Additionally, each mortgage will be individually registered in the name of Zagga Investments as trustee ...

New cash fund targets retirees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... their investments. The fund combines the stability of cash-style investments with access to the yield available from a mortgage trust, meaning investors don't have to settle for returns that barely beat inflation, he added. Investors with as little at ...

ING restructures, creates distribution head role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... their preferred channel. "We have customers who have come to us directly for their everyday banking, but they may have a mortgage with us through a broker, and there should be no difference in how these customers experience our brand, whether through ...

Cooling property market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... should continue to weaken going forward as APRA's tougher lending regulations (especially for investment housing) and mortgage rate increases and stricter lending rules imposed by banks since the start of the second quarter impact the domestic property ...