Economy

Investor housing credit falls for the first time since GFC
2 August 2018
Arrow down, housing credit, falls, investor, GFC

Growth in investor housing credit has fallen into negative territory for the first time since the global financial crisis, with year-on-year growth the slowest on record.

2018–19 to be a buyer’s market: Aussie CEO
2 August 2018
mortgagebusiness

The CEO of Aussie Home Loans has said that he expects home buyers will enjoy better buying conditions in the 2018–2019 financial year, with housing affordability improving on the back of ...

ASIC approves new banking code
1 August 2018
ASIC, approved, banking code

The corporate regulator and the Australian Banking Association have agreed on a revised Code of Banking Practice, following months of disagreement.

‘Political scrutiny’ delaying big bank rate hike
1 August 2018
Political scrutiny

Australia’s major banks have traditionally been the first to respond to higher funding costs by hiking interest rate; however, recent “political scrutiny” and the financial services royal ...

New home sales up for the first time in 2018
1 August 2018
New home sales up for the first time in 2018

For the first time this year, new home sales have risen in every major market but one, according to a new report.

Victoria dethrones NSW as top state economy
1 August 2018
mortgagebusiness

Victoria has dethroned New South Wales for the first time to become Australia’s best-performing state economy, according to a new report.

CoreLogic analyses ‘credit crunch’ scenarios
31 July 2018
CoreLogic analyses ‘credit crunch’ scenarios

Describing the recent slowdown in overall lending activity as a credit crunch might be “overzealous”, but it could be true for investors in Sydney and Melbourne, CoreLogic’s Cameron Kusher ...

Mutual bank names CEO
31 July 2018
mortgagebusiness

BankVic has announced that former CFO Anthony De Fazio has been appointed to the role of CEO in a permanent capacity.

ASIC winds up companies in land banking scheme
30 July 2018
ASIC

The Federal Court of Australia has made orders winding up five companies for their role in a land banking scheme that targeted both retail and SMSF investors.

ASIC winds up land banking companies
30 July 2018
ASIC

The Federal Court of Australia has made orders winding up a number of companies for their role in a land banking scheme.