Economy

RBA governor Philip Lowe has explained the central bank’s position on interest rates and clarified the 3.5 per cent neutral rate comment that triggered a strong reaction from financial ...

Non-major lender Pepper, which is in the midst of a $675 million takeover, is planning to focus its future strategy on “scaling up existing platforms” rather than investing in new ones

A 50 per cent increase in broker sales has helped deliver a 17.9 per cent increase in AMP Bank’s residential mortgage book.

The board of the Customer Owned Banking Association has advised its members 'with regret' that Mark Degotardi has resigned as CEO.

California-based investment manager KKR will pay a significant premium to acquire non-bank lender Pepper after the group today announced that it has entered into a scheme implementation deed

The entry requirements for broking are “too low”, and if brokers want to be held in the same light as solicitors and accountants, they need to be educated accordingly.

Interest-only lending changes driven by increased regulatory scrutiny are creating processing headaches for the non-major banks.

More than one in five NSW households will be in "housing need" by 2025, 5 per cent higher than the national average, a new study has revealed.

A “sharp correction” in the housing market is unlikely to occur in the next two years, but an “orderly unwinding” is on the cards, S&P has said.

Cheaper funding and recent rate hikes are increasing the “implied spread” of the big four, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia, with funding costs tipped to fall even further.