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Investec appoints NAB residential lending specialist

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
Investec has appointed a residential lending exec to its adviser services team, to assist financial advisers' who want primary residence financing. Michael Fernandez took up the position this month. Fernandez' appointment follows the recent launch of ...

Maybe slowing, definitely distorted, more likely rebalancing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
Ayy-yay-yay-yay-yay! Here we go again. Weak economic reports out of China have again put a question mark about its economy and by extension, the economy of the world. Oh sowee Virginia, I stand corrected... it wasn't a question mark, China's headed ...

YBR doubles wealth management revenue

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... 30, 2013. The company reported a 129% increase to $1.64 million in the first half of financial year 2014. However, the lending retail side of the business remains the most profitable, with a revenue of $3.59 million in the first half of the financial ...

First Financial joins BT Select

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... Crowe Horwath. First Financial has $1.1 billion in funds under advice, 60 staff, including 17 financial planners, four lending and finance advisers, and a self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration team "First Financial's future growth aspirations ...

La Trobe mortgage fund gets "Strong" rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... management division. Australia Ratings commented in the report: "The ownership structure, restrictions on related party lending, consistent performance in difficult market conditions and stable processes and procedures are considered by Australia Ratings ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... December, the second straight monthly decline. Investors were also spooked over a possibly cooling Chinese property market and lending curbs as China's central bank effectively drew cash out of the system as it continues to fret over possible bad debts ...

Financial Index launches low-cost advice platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... platform will focus on rolling out financial planning services, but future phases include integrating online accounting, lending and self-managed super funds (SMSF) solutions. Financial Index claims that the MOVO service costs about ten times less than ...

G-20 goes for growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... rate thresholds they've set are set to be crossed soon). So has the Bank of Japan which, only last week, expanded its lending facilities and promised to "... make an adjustment to our qualitative and quantitative easing without hesitation" if necessary. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... points to 22,664.52. The BoJ announced on Tuesday it would double the sum of loan schemes to banks in a bid to stimulate lending to firms and finance growth-stoking projects, such as environmental research and natural resources development. WELLINGTON ...

Action!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... has responded. The financial presses and commentariats may be calling the Japanese central bank's decision to expand its lending facilities a surprise but we know better, do we not? The BOJ must have read what I wrote on this space yesterday, wet its ...