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Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... billion per month." "For payments of principal that the Federal Reserve receives from its holdings of agency debt and mortgage-backed securities, the Committee anticipates that the cap will be $4 billion per month initially and will increase in steps ...

Review life insurance ahead of super reforms: BT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... without further medical underwriting when certain life events occur such as marriage, birth, taking out or increasing a mortgage, salary increase or death of a spouse, she said.

Wealth management platform adds executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... officer of CashDeck and is responsible for developing solutions that will assist financial planners, accountants and mortgage brokers better engage with retail clients. Joyce has more than 20 years of experience in senior sales and managerial roles mainly ...

A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison must be beaming when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest update on the country's labour market that showed the unemployment rate dropped from 5.9% in March to 5.7% in April - better ...

Housing is cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... (APRA) macro-prudential restrictions start flowing through into the property market and previous moves by banks lifting mortgage rates. These, along with additional restrictions on the property market announced in the 9 May Budget, point to further slowing ...

NAB sells Asian private wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... simplify its Asian operations. The sale of its high-net-worth division entitles OCBC Bank to about US$1.7 billion in mortgage and US$3.1 billion deposit portfolios comprising 11,000 customers across Hong Kong and Singapore. More than half of the properties ...

Major banks receive Budget shakeup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... enable the introduction of the levy, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will undertake a residential mortgage pricing inquiry until 30 June 2018, which will enable the ACCC to demand relevant authorised deposit-taking institutions explain ...

Treasurer launches new financial system inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
The government is launching yet another inquiry that will investigate the level of competition across Australia's financial system. The Productivity Commission has been tasked to deliver better outcomes for consumers and small businesses, as well as ...

NAB Wealth growth steady

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... operating income of $2.7 billion, up 0.1% year-on-year. The division comprises independent third-party advice, including mortgage brokers as well as more than 1800 aligned financial planners. Net fund inflows dropped significantly for the bank's retail ...

Pre-retirees robbing Peter to pay Paul: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... Australians expecting to retire with debt, with one in four retiring with credit card debt (25%), one in five with a mortgage (21%) and one in ten with unpaid bills (12%). Without financial advice, REST fears that pre-retirees will not be attuned with ...