Fabian Cotter

Broker boost fuels MA Financial FY22 result

MA Financial Group has reported record underlying revenue in the year ended December 2022, up 41 per cent to $302 million.

BROKER • Thu, 23 Feb 2023

Aussies’ spending decline starts as fixed mortgage cliff nears

West Australians are spending significantly less in the new year thus far, latest Bankwest data has revealed.

ECONOMY • Mon, 13 Feb 2023

Housing barrier impacting NSW skilled worker demand

Housing hurdles have been highlighted in Business NSW’s pre-election push for ‘doubled’ skilled migration intake.

ECONOMY • Mon, 30 Jan 2023

Housing spearheads annual November 7.3% CPI jump: ABS

The consumer price index rose to 30-year highs in the year to November, latest ABS figures have revealed.

ECONOMY • Wed, 11 Jan 2023

‘Ho, Ho ... oh no!’ RBA announces December rate rise

Home owners are ringing in the festive period with a present they cant re-gift, after the RBA announced a rate hike for the month of December.

ECONOMY • Tue, 06 Dec 2022

Bendigo-Adelaide chides proposed ANZ-Suncorp deal

Suncorp’s sale to ANZ would add to Australia’s banking “oligopoly”, Bendigo-Adelaide Bank has declared.

LENDER • Tue, 08 Nov 2022

‘Scourge’ inflation target rate ‘couple of years away’: RBA

Persistent high inflation would mean dealing with it for longer and even higher interest rates, the RBA has warned.

ECONOMY • Wed, 02 Nov 2022

2.85% November cash rate announced

In a call that could have gone each way, the central bank has announced a 25 basis points hike for its Melbourne Cup Day rate decision.

ECONOMY • Tue, 01 Nov 2022

How the RBA's rate move will impact mortgagors

Following the RBA's October cash rate decision, several commentators have flagged the dollar impact to borrowers.

ECONOMY • Tue, 04 Oct 2022