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The lucky country may not be so for future generations

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... expect to live in retirement. It revealed nearly one in five people will rely on family inheritance to pay off their mortgage or ensure their financial security and more than a third believe they will need government assistance during retirement. The ...

Over 45s lead super MDIOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... referral pilot program with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and established a Living Super referral program for mortgage brokers," Woolnough said. "These key initiatives have boosted uptake of Living Super, particularly among the over-45 age ...

Spring FG appoints finance subsidiary chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
Spring FG has appointed the head of its mortgage and finance subsidiary Spring FG Finance. Deni Khoury joins Spring FG from the Bank of Queensland where he was a senior branch manager. Prior to that he was a relationship business manager at CBA, a branch ...

Further fintech reform on cards

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... will be delivered in minutes and will cover feeds that have until now been difficult to obtain, such as individual bank, mortgage, credit card, loan, term deposit, industry superannuation fund, self-managed superannuation and direct share accounts. Launching ...

Trilogy Trust added to Powerwrap platform

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
The Trilogy Monthly Income Trust has been approved for inclusion on the Powerwrap platform through the Smartwrap Investment Account. The trust is designed to provide investors with exposure to the returns available from investments in loans secured ...

UK to introduce lifetime ISAs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... provided the loan is fully repaid. During the 2017-18 tax year, people who already have a Help to Buy equity loan and mortgage guarantee account will be able to transfer their savings into the Lifetime ISA and still have access to the 25% bonus if their ...

CalPERS and Moody's settle for $130 million

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... investment vehicles that relied on the liquidity of assets that turned out to be illiquid - such as subprime Residential Mortgage-Backed Securitie (RMBS), Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs) and other asset-backed securities. In the lawsuit CalPERS ...

YBR chair appoints two chief executives in business revamp

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... accelerate our wealth activities using the foundation of our strong distribution platform. Matt will increase the volume of mortgage customers who are given wealth management advice and products, whilst ensuring innovation in our wealth offerings and ...

Synchron announces LIF tech and referral arrangements

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... relationships." Synchron has also introduced a referral arrangement to Advantedge Financial Solutions, the NAB-owned mortgage broking service. Trapnell explained, "We know that at any point in time, one in seven consumers is reconsidering their mortgage ...

Who can dig a deeper hole?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... money for whatever purpose we want to use them for - a facelift, a tummy tuck, education, holidays, a new car, another mortgage, etc. Su-weet! Sweeter still, the larger the amount borrowed, the more the payout benefit. No wait, the Danes are already ...