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YBR requests trading halt ahead of buyout announcement

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... capital raising." The company is expected to reveal more details at the start of trading on Wednesday, July 9. YBR acquired mortgage aggregator Vow Financial Holdings last May and has previously expressed its objective to keep growing the business. Following ...

MyState names new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... managing director and chief executive. Sulicich was previously chief executive of RAMS Financial Group and General Manager, Mortgage Broker Distribution with Westpac. In the announcement, MyState volunteered details of Sulicich's four-year contract. ...

US bond yields zipped by ZIRP?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... 17-18 June policy meeting, the FOMC announced that, "Beginning in July, the Committee will add to its holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $15 billion per month rather than $20 billion per month, and will add to its holdings of ...

Affinia hires regional business consultants

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... consulted with 55 boutique practices comprising 250 advisers. She also has experience with engaging with accountants and mortgage brokers, compliance, and designing tailored marketing solutions for advisers. Pegg has held a number of consultancy roles ...

Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... it's still a "sizable and still-increasing holdings of longer-term securities" - the Fed's still buying US$15 billion of mortgage-backed securities and US$20 billion of longer-term Treasury securities starting next month. "The Committee will likely continue ...

Bank ads confusing: research

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... English as a first language or not. Only 12.6% of respondents correctly selected the best deal from a choice of three mortgage ads. "The financial regulators have laid down the rules which say we have to advertise this way, but it's not delivering, it's ...

Low rates force banks to change term deposit strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... as bonus interest/reward saver accounts with an increase of over seven hundred thousand customers in the last year and mortgage offset accounts showing an increase of over one hundred and eighty thousand customers, provides real alternatives for many ...

YBR acquires mortgage aggregator for $17.6 million

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... received irrevocable acceptance from all 24 shareholders in Vow Financial Holdings for its offer to acquire 100% of the mortgage aggregator. The offer valued Vow at $17.6 million and shareholders have accepted an offer of 100% YBR shares. As a result ...

Insurers upping risk to combat low yields

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... make the greatest allocation increases to less liquid assets including infrastructure debt, private equity, commercial mortgage loans, and real estate equity. As CIOs plan to allocate more to non-core asset classes, the survey indicates that CFOs are ...

YBR poised to acquire mortgage aggregator

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
Wealth management firm Yellow Brick Road (YBR) will grow its distribution channel with 700 new mortgage broker groups, following the acquisition of Vow Financial Holdings. YBR is set to acquire the mortgage aggregator following the board's acceptance ...