Economy

AMP downgrades profits as it continues damage control
30 July 2018
AMP

The embattled wealth giant has slashed its H1 FY18 profit expectations, citing the banking royal commission, customer remediation and some one-off costs as reasons for its reduced estimates

Trust in banking sector ‘deteriorating’
30 July 2018
mortgagebusiness

The “clear trust deficit” in the banking and financial services sector is worsening, according to joint research from Deloitte Digital and Salesforce.

Bank heads call for calm amid ‘embarrassing’ RC
27 July 2018
Peter Warne, Macquarie

Macquarie’s chairman and NAB’s CEO have sought to reinfuse confidence in the banking sector and repair reputational damage inflicted by the financial services royal commission.

Banking industry hits out at AFCA’s proposed rules
27 July 2018
mortgagebusiness

The ABA and major banks have called for changes to the proposed rules that would define the jurisdictional parameters of AFCA, calling certain provisions “inappropriate”.

Consumers less likely to back their bank
27 July 2018
mortgagebusiness

The financial services royal commission is continuing to undermine trust in the banking sector, with new research revealing that consumers are now less inclined to back their bank.

ME’s $500m RMBS receives high ratings
27 July 2018
mortgagebusiness

Standard & Poor’s has provided top preliminary ratings to $484 million of ME’s second residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issue of 2018.

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 ...