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ASIC cancels two more AFSL licences

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... and BFG Management. In August 2013, the Supreme Court of Victoria authorised Banksia Mortgages to wind up the Banksia Mortgage Fund and in December 2013 the sale of the fund's portfolio of loans saw $85 million distributed to 1,200 investors. In April ...

PROFILE: Westpac GM of bank financial planning

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
As Mike Chesworth celebrates his 35th anniversary at Westpac, the general manager of bank financial planning looks back at a remarkably varied career in Australia's oldest bank. James Fernyhough reports. Mike Chesworth is an endangered species: he has ...

Bubbling bubble?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... labour market - but pending home sales dropped when they were expected to rise (US taper affecting bond yields, affecting mortgage rates, affecting affordability... or weather distorted?) Then there's the geo-political scene. Bloomberg's headline say ...

Guardian launches referral network strategy guide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... often looking at the 'newly responsible' embarking on major life decisions like marriage, buying a house, taking out a mortgage, having kids or refinancing debt. So it's key to understand what other professional service firms your target clients are ...

Silk questions value of financial services intermediaries

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has questioned the value of financial services intermediaries such as advisers, mortgage brokers and superannuation trustees. Silk spoke yesterday at a panel session on "the over-intermediation of financial services" ...

Whistleblower claims the existence of 100 CBA rogue advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... "Dodgy Don" for years." He added that him and "other crooked planners -and for that matter in-house lenders and external mortgage brokers as well- did not just directly drive their own bonuses and remuneration, but also those of all the tiers of managers ...

La Trobe issues first mortgage-backed securities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
La Trobe Financial has priced its first capital markets residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) issuance as part of the group's overall funding strategy from domestic and foreign institutional investors. The issuance for the La Trobe Financial ...

Investec appoints NAB residential lending specialist

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... of Investec's personal banking which allows advisers to take advantage of a 90% loan valuation ratio without lenders mortgage insurance (LMI) to qualified financial advisers looking to finance their primary residence Before joining Investec Michael was ...

Bottoms up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... week, this month, this year marked the fifth anniversary since US equities bottomed on 9 March 2009. The US subprime mortgage crisis that morphed into what is now termed as the global financial crisis sparked market volatility and heightened investor ...

La Trobe wins international awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
La Trobe Financial won the excellence in mortgage fund management, special category Australia award at the International Alternative Investment Review (IAIR) Global Awards in Hong Kong. La Trobe won the award for the second consecutive year. Winners ...