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Brokers de-risk bank books, says Deloitte
26 July 2018
Deloitte, brokers, banks, mortgage books

The professional services giant has highlighted how third-party distribution is an effective way for banks to diversify and de-risk their mortgage books.

Pepper’s $700m RMBS highly rated
26 July 2018
mortgagebusiness

Moody’s has provided its highest provisional rating to $589 million of Pepper Group’s second residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issue of 2018.

House prices to fall by 15% by 2020
25 July 2018
mortgagebusiness

House prices in Australia will continue their downward trend for at least another two years, economists surveyed by Bloomberg have said.

AMP responds to allegations made in Four Corners report
24 July 2018
AMP, allegations, Four Corners, Money for Nothing

The wealth giant has acknowledged that it has “let down [its] customers” and has said that it will “do whatever it takes” to regain trust, following a damning report on ABC’s Four Corners ...

Broking industry contributes $2.9bn to the economy: Deloitte
24 July 2018
Deloitte, broking industry, economy,

The mortgage broking industry contributed nearly $2.9 billion to the Australian economy in 2017, supported more than 27,100 full-time workers and increased competition in the lending space, ...

AMP files defence against shareholder class action
24 July 2018
mortgagebusiness

The embattled wealth giant has lodged its defence to the shareholder class action filed by Quinn Emanuel in May, contesting allegations of failed disclosure to the market.

Bank satisfaction falls following royal commission and rate hikes
24 July 2018
mortgagebusiness

Satisfaction with the banks has dropped to a six-year low, driven by interest rate uncertainty and revelations of misconduct identified by the financial services royal commission, according ...

APRA tells the cold hard truth about banking
23 July 2018
APRA

The prudential regulator has outlined why there is often so much divergence between borrowers and lenders over a four-letter word. It’s not personal. It’s just business.

Personal insolvency rates rise 3 years in row
23 July 2018
mortgagebusiness

Personal insolvencies in Australia rose by 5.6 per cent in the 2017–18 financial year, according to new data from the government.

Australian banks still using KPIs under new guise: FSU
23 July 2018
mortgagebusiness

Financial sector reviews have not changed the way Australian banks evaluate performance, the Finance Sector Union has told the royal commission.