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BOQ director to step down
29 September 2020
BOQ director to step down

The lender has announced the retirement of a long-serving non-executive director.

High auction withdrawals persist in Melbourne
29 September 2020
High auction withdrawals persist in Melbourne

Auction volumes increased in Melbourne last week, but the high withdrawal rate indicates a reluctance to test the market during lockdown, according to CoreLogic.

Knowledge gap delays home ownership: UBank
28 September 2020
Knowledge gap delays home ownership: UBank

Purchasing property is one of the top two savings goals for younger Australians, but a lack of financial knowledge is impeding them from entering the market, according to research.

Businesses seek to automate credit decisions: report
28 September 2020
Businesses seek to automate credit decisions: report

The majority of Australian businesses intend to invest in analytics to automate decision making around credit over the next 12 months, according to a report.

FHBs bearing heavier deposit burden: Domain
25 September 2020
FHBs bearing heavier deposit burden: Domain

Housing affordability pressures have intensified for first home buyers in five of Australia’s major capitals, who now require more time to save for a 20 per cent deposit, according to new ...

Fund managers warned to be ‘true to label’
25 September 2020
Fund managers warned to be ‘true to label’

ASIC has directed fund managers to do more to remain “true to label” after finding that funds labelled as cash had assets other than cash such as mortgages and fixed income securities.

COVID costs dent Heritage’s bottom line
24 September 2020
COVID costs dent Heritage’s bottom line

A spike in credit provisions and COVID-related charges has triggered a 16 per cent fall in Heritage Bank’s earnings, offset by asset and deposit growth.

RBA open to trimming record-low cash rate
23 September 2020
RBA open to trimming record-low cash rate

The central bank has left the door open to further reductions to the cash rate but has maintained its stance on negative interest rates.

Warning issued over ‘sleeper risk’ borrowers
23 September 2020
Warning issued over ‘sleeper risk’ borrowers

The founder and director of a commercial lender has issued a warning over the growing phenomenon of “sleeper risk” loan applicants arising from COVID-19.

Volt to develop BaaS digital platform
23 September 2020
Volt to develop BaaS digital platform

The neobank has partnered with Microsoft to develop a banking as a service platform, due to be released in 2021.