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Financial planning missing the mark with new talent
by Larissa Waterson • 26 Jun 2017
Speaking to The Adviser's sister publication ifa, Caboodle Financial Services managing director Peita Diamantidis... READ MORE
NAB hikes IO rates by 35 basis points
by Lucy Dean • 23 Jun 2017
Effective 30 June, owner-occupier interest-only loans with NAB will jump to 5.77 per cent per annum (p.a.) while... READ MORE
Commercial lending in APRA cross hairs
by Lucy Dean • 23 Jun 2017
Regulatory intervention of a “similar nature” to that in the residential lending sector is “pending”, Peter... READ MORE
Lenders pull LVR lever on investors
by James Mitchell • 22 Jun 2017
In a note to brokers, MyState announced changes to residential investment rates, LVRs and lending fees and... READ MORE
Westpac hikes rates by 34 points
by James Mitchell • 20 Jun 2017
Westpac today announced that owner-occupied interest-only rates will increase by 34 basis points to 5.83 per cent and... READ MORE
CBA pays $23m in compensation
by Staff reporter • 19 Jun 2017
According to the final report from Promontory Financial Group, CBA has paid out $23 million to 1,641 cases of poor... READ MORE
AMP Bank announces investor lending changes
by James Mitchell • 19 Jun 2017
AMP Bank’s variable interest rates for new and existing investment property loans will increase by 35 basis... READ MORE
LinkedIn driving 80% of deals for non-bank
by James Mitchell • 16 Jun 2017
NWC Finance BDM Glynn Bruce told The Adviser that he regularly posts deals and scenarios on his LinkedIn profile,... READ MORE
CBA changes serviceability calculations
by Reporter • 16 Jun 2017
Commonwealth Bank has announced that it will be changing the way it assess serviceability for existing home loan... READ MORE
Commercial lending ticks up in April: ABS
by Lucy Dean • 14 Jun 2017
Trend estimates of commercial lending commitments rose by 0.3 per cent in April, however seasonally adjusted... READ MORE
Broking boss dismisses channel conflict
by James Mitchell • 14 Jun 2017
MoneyQuest boss Michael Russell was adamant that banks do not actively compete with brokers. Mr Russell said that in... READ MORE
High LVR lending is easing up with a further slowdown expected
by • 12 Jun 2017
The authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI) property exposures data for the March 2017 quarter revealed the... READ MORE
Non-major bank changes IO credit policy
by Reporter • 9 Jun 2017
Auswide Bank says the new maximum loan-to-value ratio (LVR) on new and existing interest-only (IO) lending is now... READ MORE
Lender stops offering owner-occupied IO fixed rates
by Reporter • 7 Jun 2017
ING DIRECT has announced that, as of yesterday (6 June), owner-occupiers wishing to access fixed rate loans will need... READ MORE
Disparity between RBA and bank rates confusing mortgagors
by Reporter • 7 Jun 2017
Mortgage broker network 1300HomeLoan said, however, that the confusion is a boon for brokers, as “consumers cannot... READ MORE

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