Growth
Standard & Poor’s to quit retail market
by Staff Reporter • 26 Nov 2009
The new rules, which take effect in 2010, will make rating agencies more vulnerable to legal action if their ratings... READ MORE
Brand power
by Staff Reporter • 25 Nov 2009
Aussie mortgage broker and franchise manager Sean Beavis is a man of many talents. And how he came to work in the... READ MORE
Receivables finance up
by Staff Reporter • 25 Nov 2009
Receivables finance lifted two per cent in the September quarter, according to the Institute for Factors and... READ MORE
Canadian interest rate to stay flat
by Staff Reporter • 25 Nov 2009
A lower than expected unemployment rate, a sharp increase in housing affordability and low interest rates have all... READ MORE
“Huge wall of capital” to flow into Australian real estate
by Staff Reporter • 25 Nov 2009
According to The Australian, the move could herald the first of “a huge wall of capital waiting to flow into... READ MORE
Liberty takes stake in NZ finance business
by Staff Reporter • 24 Nov 2009
The joint venture between non-bank lender Liberty and Business Finance – an equipment finance business with a retail... READ MORE
Virgin struggles but still focused on growth
by Staff Reporter • 24 Nov 2009
The group has filed accounts with ASIC showing a net asset deficiency of $7.6 million at the end of March and has only... READ MORE
Mixed results for weekend clearance rates
by Staff Reporter • 23 Nov 2009
Melbourne posted a relatively strong rate of 72.7 per cent, however it was down from last Saturday’s 77.3 per cent.... READ MORE
Financial planners shouldn’t get commission: Bowen
by Staff Reporter • 20 Nov 2009
Changes to how financial planning professionals are remunerated could influence how mortgage brokers are paid for... READ MORE
Firstfolio to acquire $6bn loan book
by Staff Reporter • 19 Nov 2009
The three acquisitions, including First Chartered Capital’s $3.5 billion loan book, Loan Services Australia’s $2... READ MORE
Planners get slapped with educational requirements
by Staff Reporter • 19 Nov 2009
According to FPA’s chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch, the minimum legal training standard for planners is unacceptable... READ MORE
Rate hike likely in December
by Staff Reporter • 19 Nov 2009
The Reserve Bank has already lifted the official cash rate by 25 basis points twice over the past two months, after it... READ MORE
CMBS tight but future is bright: Fitch
by Staff Reporter • 19 Nov 2009
Fitch Property rating’s director David Carroll said the significant refinancing task identified for CMBS during 2009... READ MORE
Renters struggle to find property in Sydney
by Staff Reporter • 18 Nov 2009
The REINSW president Steve Martin said Sydney had not experienced an increase in the rental vacancy rate since July... READ MORE
Credit union industry under pressure to merge
by Staff Reporter • 18 Nov 2009
According to KPMG’s annual performance survey of credit unions and building societies, the institutions have shown... READ MORE

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