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BOQ announces new CEO

The Bank of Queensland Limited has revealed who its next chief executive and next chairman will be.

Demand for credit continues to drop from record highs

Total credit growth slowed during the December 2022 quarter, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

9 in 10 borrowers prefer ethical lenders

New research from Great Southern Bank has revealed a majority of borrowers would rather borrow from lenders with a commitment ...

How much is the government to blame for the rental crisis?

A decade of “knee-jerk policies in the property investment space” has been blamed as the culprit behind the current rental ...

Major lenders in ‘best position’ to weather global banking crisis

A leading Australian fund manager says local lenders are well positioned but not immune to the banking crisis unfolding in ...

Thinktank closes $750m RMBS issue

The specialist commercial and residential property lender has successfully closed its fourth residential mortgage-backed ...

85% of CFOs worried about bank failures

Fresh research from the US shows the impact that recent bank failures is having on the chief financial officers of mortgage ...

US lifts rates by 25 bps despite ongoing crisis

The Federal Reserve has lifted rates by 25 bps as it looks to bring inflation back down to 2 per cent.

40% of FHBs to rely on family support: AHURI

Research conducted by AHURI has found that a large number of young homeowner hopefuls are expected to rely on the bank of mum ...

Social media giant TikTok loses trademark case against lender

Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has failed to convince IP Australia that mortgage provider Tic:Toc should change ...

FHBs will need to compromise as affordability bites: Domain

Compromising on property type, location, or becoming ‘rentvestors’ will become more prevalent for first home buyers as ...

Pallas Capital recruits group executive

The non-bank lender has announced the appointment of Jason Arnold as its new group executive — origination.

RBA considering pause in April

RBA members agreed on 7 March to consider a pause at next month’s meeting.

Fixed-rate borrowers ‘unlikely’ to be changing spending behaviour: RBA

The surge in new fixed-rate loans written during the pandemic may cause the Reserve Bank to lift rates more aggressively due ...

Former RBA governor Robert Alan Johnston AC passes away

The former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Robert “Bob” Alan Johnston has passed away on 20 March 2023 at the age of 98

Latitude turns away new customers as cyber attack persists

The non-bank has confirmed it is has stopped onboarding new customers as a major cyber attack remains active.

6 months shaved off deposit saving time: Domain

The time taken for a couple to save for a 20 per cent deposit on a house has fallen to under five years, on average, ...

Almost 1 in 3 borrowers have negotiated a lower rate: RBA

Approximately 30 per cent of variable-rate mortgage holders have successfully negotiated a lower rate with their lender since ...

‘Let’s be clear. This is an emergency rescue’: UBS

Swiss banking giant UBS has confirmed that it will acquire embattled lender Credit Suisse in a transaction that has been ...

AMP completes sale of remaining AMP Capital business

The first stage completion of the sale and transfer of AMP Capital’s real estate and domestic infrastructure equity business ...

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