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Rate cut across the ditch foreshadows RBA move
10 May 2019
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has cut the official cash rate for the first time since November 2016, just a day after Australia’s central bank resisted pressure to pull its rate lever amid ...

Challenger bank opens new capital raise
10 May 2019
Robert Bell

A neo-lender has appointed Morgan Stanley to assist with a new capital-raising initiative designed to fuel its entry into a new growth phase.

Falling house prices ‘most serious threat’ to credit
10 May 2019
Falling house prices ‘most serious threat’ to credit

The decline in house prices is considered the greatest risk to Australia’s credit markets by the majority of investors that were surveyed by Fitch Ratings.

PM slams ALP’s negative gearing, CGT plans
9 May 2019
Scott Morrison

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called out opposition leader Bill Shorten for his party’s negative gearing and capital gains tax proposals, saying it would force a “concrete landing” for ...

Neobank CEO urges borrowers to build buffer
9 May 2019
Xinja CEO Eric Wilson

Borrowers should resist the urge to take on more debt and build a buffer to guard against the continued weakness in the economic environment, according to the CEO of a challenger bank.

Rate cut ‘pencilled in’ for June
8 May 2019
Ticking box

Despite keeping the cash rate on hold against expectations of a cut, the Reserve Bank is expected to pull its monetary policy lever in June amid a forecasted rise in unemployment

Resimac appoints new head of NZ business
8 May 2019
Luke Jackson

The non-bank mortgage provider has announced the appointment of a new business head to lead its New Zealand office and “drive the company’s ambitious nationwide growth strategy”.

RBA announces cash rate
7 May 2019
RBA announces cash rate

The central bank’s cash rate decision has been revealed, following its monthly monetary policy board meeting.  

RBA ends cash rate inertia
7 May 2019
RBA ends cash rate inertia

The central bank has announced a change to the official cash rate for the first time since August 2016. 

Bank customers to expect Netflix-level personalisation
7 May 2019
Bank customers to expect Netflix-level personalisation

Banking customers will come to expect the same level of personalisation that they are provided by the likes of Netflix and Spotify, Standard & Poor’s has predicted.