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ME Bank makes key appointment from GE Capital

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... Experian developing scorecard and decision systems and fraud solutions across Asia Pacific. ME Bank is looking to expand its lending portfolio in light of the new regime, including introducing new home, personal and business loan products. "We will work ...

The 60-year-old investing idea that keeps on giving

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
An investment product that rose out of a fund manager's 60 year mortgage lending experience has just notched up its fourth positive research recommendation. The La Trobe Financial Pooled Mortgages Option (PMO) has just been rated 'recommended' by Zenith ...

Are super funds the new shadow banks?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... funds providing the capital traditionally provided by banks. "A bank is well known for taking in money short-term and lending it out on long-term. And you can only survive as a bank if you know how to do this properly," he told Financial Standard. "But ...

A BRICS R5 Bank is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... an initial total of $10 billion in cash put in over seven years and $40 billion in guarantees. It is scheduled to start lending in 2016 and be open to membership by other countries, but the capital share of the BRICS cannot drop below 55 percent." "They ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... market is still competitive, albeit more concentrated. In the wake of the crisis, the focus of competition shifted from lending to funding. Competition between the majors themselves has also become more important. While the major banks increased their ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... contract was UP 12 points at 5,466. In local economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release lending finance and credit card data for May. Shareholders in department store chain David Jones will also meet in Sydney to vote on ...

Macquarie rebukes advice, compliance concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... advice businesses that have recently been a source of concern, such as Macquarie Private Wealth." The document referred to lending practices between 2002 and 2010 within Macquarie Equities Limited and Macquarie Private Wealth. "The committee found that ...

Botte replaces Sheehan as My Adviser managing director

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... and training. Before joining My Adviser, Sheehan was employed in business development manager roles for Colonial Margin Lending and WB Financial Management. Botte has more than 20 years' experience in the financial services industry and has held senior ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... Friday, the March share price index futures contract was 30 points lower at 5,401. In economic news on Friday, official lending finance data for April is released. The market on Thursday closed lower, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropping 25.2 ...

Everything but the kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... What the ECB gave: A 10 basis point reduction to 0.15% on its key policy rate and a 35 basis point cut in the marginal lending facility to 0.40% -- both effective 11 June 2014. Negative interest rate on deposits - a 10 bps cut on the deposit facility ...