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Flexibility but at a great price - the Virgin Mortgages way

Virgin Mortgages is targeting Gen X and Y consumers who want a good value deal with well priced but useful features rather than just the cheapest product. Interim CEO David Baxby said that the loan's appeal is all "in the detail" as Virgin is not competing ...

Macq eyes $150bn rural property as competitive asset class

With its uncanny knack for spotting relatively untapped investment opportunities, Macquarie Bank plans to launch a wholesale fund aimed at the $150 billion rural property sector. The bank has researched the sector for 18 months to find out if its cash ...

Daily economic update

As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the official cash rate untouched at 5.5 per cent following yesterday's Board meeting. The decision marked the 12th straight month of steady interest rates since March 2005 when it lifted its key ...

Daily economic update

The Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets today to deliberate on domestic monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the RBA to keep the cash rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent when it announces its decision tomorrow. In overseas news ...

Macq advisers launches actively-managed commodities fund

Macquarie Adviser Services hopes to address investor demand for an actively-managed commodities portfolio through its recently launched CSL Active Commodities Fund. The fund will be managed by boutique commodities portfolio specialist Commodity Strategies ...

Virgin home loan spices up mortgage lending

Competition is about to heat up in the home loan market after Virgin Money launched its much-anticipated home loan product which promises a low 6.59 per cent variable interest rate, a 'repayment holiday' option and savings of over $25,000. Virgin Money ...

Exec option hedging may remove incentive

The emerging practice of executives hedging the equity option component of their remuneration may remove their performance incentive, an Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) conference heard. Amongst other things, investors were warned be skeptical ...

Investment banks and structured providers move into lending

What happens when you mix credit management, structured products and the flexibility of a boutique? You get what might be the next generation of margin lending products. Bassem Jammal, managing director of boutique margin lender LIFT Capital, explained ...

Industry super funds trump retail master trusts, again

Research commissioned by Industry Fund Services (IFS) shows that industry super funds continue to outperform retail master trusts. The research, carried out by Rainmaker and SuperRatings, also highlighted that this is the eighth consecutive quarter ...

Super benefits buried under gobbledygook

Thousands of dollars in superannnuation savings from 'super splitting' and 'transition to retirement' legislation might all come to nought unless you or your financial planner understands the jargon involved. In a Mariner Retirement Strategy and Planning ...