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AMP profits plummeted in 2018
29 January 2019
AMP

The wealth giant has revealed that its underlying profit dropped by more than 34 per cent to around $680 million in 2018, due to costs arising from the royal commission response, a portfolio ...

New home building ‘facing toughest year in almost a decade’
29 January 2019
empty building

The chief economist of a building association has noted that new home building in Australia could be facing its “toughest year in almost a decade” with declining house prices and the fallout ...

Australians not doing enough to save money, finds report
29 January 2019
Australians not doing enough to save money, finds report

Most Australians are not taking enough small steps to improve their financial situation despite it being one of the top things they care about, a new report has found.

Housing market remains ‘severely unaffordable’
25 January 2019
Sydney houses

All of Australia’s five major housing markets have been classed as “severely unaffordable”, with its median house price 5.7 times the nation’s median household income, according to a new ...

Banks call for stronger CDR privacy rules
25 January 2019
Digital data

The ABA has told government that the upcoming Consumer Data Right could have a “revolutionary impact” on competition, but privacy should be prioritised.

Government urged to release RC report next Friday
24 January 2019
Chris Bowen

Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has written to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg urging him to release the final report from the financial services royal commission upon receipt rather than delaying.

Banking sector to ‘walk thin line’ post-RC
24 January 2019
Man walking

The financial services royal commission will “undoubtedly” set a new wave of compliance burdens in motion, which could deliver “unintended consequences”, according to a banking fintech

‘Incorruptible’ AI could enhance compliance: CoreLogic
24 January 2019
mortgagebusiness

While AI promises to transform the property purchasing and selling process, including compliance, lenders have been “fairly slow” in leveraging its potential, a CoreLogic executive has said

APAC banks to face ‘difficult year’: S&P
23 January 2019
mortgagebusiness

Financial institutions in Asia Pacific will face myriad challenges and risks in 2019 and Australia is no exception, a new S&P report has warned.

Challenger bank gains full ADI licence
22 January 2019
Challenger bank gains full ADI licence

Volt Bank has been granted a full banking licence, becoming the first retail challenger bank to receive a full ADI since the early 2000s.