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Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... equity contribution of up to 40% to support eligible home buyers to purchase a home with a lower deposit and a smaller mortgage. Around 40,000 Australian households locked out of the market will be helped into home ownership, he said. Chalmers has also ...

CoreLogic rebrands to Cotality

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... Cotality said the rebrand, complete with a new name, logo, and "brand identity," reflects its journey from supporting the mortgage industry to being a "leader" in property information. Cotality chief executive and president Patrick Dodd said the property ...

SQM places private credit sector on watch

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... Christopher continued. "What we are observing to date is nothing like what was experienced back in 2008 when a large number of mortgage trusts were forced into redemption suspensions. However, I think the risks within the sector have increased in recent ...

Freezing order slapped on First Guardian Master Fund, Falcon Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
... removing their property, including the property of First Guardian, from Australia. They will not be able to sell, charge, mortgage, or dispose of the properties, as well as withdraw, transfer, or deal with money held in bank accounts. A Federal Court ...

Metrics acquires BC Investment Group

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
Metrics Income Opportunities Trust will acquire 100% of BC Investment Group (BCI) for $140.3 million from FEC Capital - which currently holds a 53.2% stake - and other minorities including management. Metrics Income Opportunities Trust, which is managed ...

Iress posts strong profit rebound, completes transformation program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Iress has reported a statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) of $88.7 million for the 2024 financial year, a $226.2 million turnaround from the previous year's loss, while also announcing the completion of its transformation program. The financial software ...

Why the RBA should not cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... Masters said. Masters said Australians have a fixation on interest rates - which is partially to do with the variable mortgage system, which she said is quite unusual compared to other economies - but inflation is a bigger threat to the economy than ...

AMP profit dives as advice business sale bites

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... Regarding AMP Bank, she said there were improving trends in the second half of the year, including a return to growth in the mortgage book as previously indicated. "We continue to prioritise margins in a competitive environment, and this month's ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... their value proposition is often poorly differentiated, in the public's eyes, from accountants, product advisers, and mortgage brokers," the whitepaper said. "At the same time, advice is perceived as something that only wealthy Australians pursue." The ...

PIMCO debuts local ETF suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... diversified portfolio of Australian and global bonds, serving as a core fixed income allocation from government, corporate, mortgage, and other global fixed interest securities. Finally, PCRD aims to achieve higher return through PIMCO's macroeconomic ...