MORTGAGE

Financial planning

Consumer credit demand has dropped 5.1 per cent since March, Veda's quarterly consumer credit demand index has revealed....

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Financial planning

Fixed interest rates are sitting significantly below variable rates as lenders prepare for a cut in the official cash rate amid continuing global economic uncertainty....

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Funds management

FirstMac has offered to buy back the outstanding residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) bonds issued in the firm's Bond Series 2-2004 Trust....

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Funds management

Home owners are continuing to refinance their mortgages, even as the property rate remains flat, according to the latest Home Finance Index....

Financial planning

The Greens appear to have scotched hopes of a lifting of the ban on mortgage exit fees....

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People & Products

Mortgage aggregator Vow Financial has announced that it has made two key appointments as part of its growth strategy....

Financial planning

Different mortgage fund managers use different tactics to address liquidity issues, and a uniform approach has not been seen yet, according to Standard & Poor's Fund Serv...

Financial planning

COIN software has launched a new mortgage module for COIN Office, targeting the increasing number of financial advisers offering mortgage broking services to their client...

Financial planning

New research reveals men are more likely to review their finances and make adjustments than women....

Financial planning

Empowerment of credit unions and building societies may prove advantageous to planners....

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Editorial

Westpac has posted a strong profit increase assisted by BT, the St George merger and mortgage gains....

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Financial planning

FirstFolio upgrades its 2011 earnings outlook....

Financial planning

Regulation regarding deferred establishment fees will disadvantage non-bank lenders and may eventually reduce competition in the market, according to the Mortgage and Fin...

Funds management

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has extended further into wealth management with a 24 per cent stake in Linear Asset Management....

Financial planning

Australians are paying down their debt, but lack enough savings to meet unexpected bills....

 

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