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Reverse mortgage standards under fire

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2007
... lot of lenders have moved quite a long way to improving their contracts is a sign that SEQUAL and the industry takes it pretty seriously, so I think it's a generally positive outcome," he said. "We are definitely endorsing a wholesale lift of those contractual ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
... strong trading was being fuelled by the higher commodity prices, even though US markets were down overnight. "It has been a pretty strong day today even though the Dow was off. There have been a lot of company reports out, but they have been a mixed ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
... takeover speculation saying it has had no takeover approaches, sending its shares down 40 cents to $6.74. "The market is pretty harsh with stocks these days, if they are a little bit below consensus," Mr Muller. "They also reiterated that they have not ...

Meet the $9b intangible fund

... challenging... we don't look at accounting measures, we don't look at balance sheet valuations of brands and goodwill is pretty ephemeral." Instead, the fund looks at free cash flow. "We think ultimately the value of the business is in the free cash ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
... prospect and release of some good results. "We're travelling very well indeed," Mr Heffernan said. "It's in response to a pretty non-negative night on Wall Street... in anticipation of BHP (Billiton)'s result tomorrow and a very good result from a mid-line ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... way and enjoying some improvement, and the companies with corporate activity are still on the rise, but otherwise it's pretty quiet," he said. Telstra was up five cents cents to $4.40 while its instalment receipts were also stronger, gaining six cents ...

ANZ to offer Over Fifty Group reverse mortgages

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
... bedded down a new brand and new executive accountabilities over 2006 and looked forward to building on that. "It's been a pretty big six months but we're very excited about the new year."

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... Amro Morgans private client adviser Kylie Macdonald said it was a surprisingly strong open and the market was hot. "It's pretty much strong across the board. Resources are up today... and the banks are also stronger," Ms Macdonald said. "It's takeover ...

BankWest and ABN AMRO win Best of the Best reverse mortgages

ALEX DUNNIN, HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
... engaged," McGuinness noted, adding that 2007 was shaping up as an exciting year for the sector and for Bluestone. "We're pretty excited. We think it is going to be a big year."

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... Markets senior dealer James Foulsham said the local bourse was still tracking strong gains from Wall Street. "We've had a pretty strong lead from the US overnight. The Dow was up quite a bit with takeover speculation over there helping the market a bit," ...