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given a tough assignment |
Other
finance company news, reported in depositrates.co.nz,
this week includes our regular rates
update. Again we report on a number of finance companies
which have made pretty big hikes to their rates. This seems
to be saying a few things. The margin between what finance
companies and banks offered wasn't great enough to reward
the extra risk. Alternatively, speculation that these companies
are desperate to get money in the door means they are offering
some seemingly attractive rates. Or maybe it is a mix of these
things?
Another depositrates.co.nz story today is that Asset
Finance is offering its debentures to Australian investors.
One of the papers this week ran a story that Australian fund
managers may be able to skirt around tough Australian regulatory
rules by having their funds in New Zealand and using securities
law exemptions to offer their funds across the ditch. Asset
Finance finds the shoe on the other foot. ASIC is saying it
can't offer its fund in Australia under these exemptions.
Seems to me the governments haven't thought this through.
In the Mortgage Centre we have an update on rates, and the message is there is nowhere to hide at the moment. None of the rates on offer look particularly attractive and it is unlikely we are going to see many rate cuts in the near future.
We make up for being a little light on People news this week with news of Tony Vidler crossing to the other side (should he keep his seat on the IFA Board?) A new chairman for the ISI, and a new BDM for OneSure.
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