Economy

The federal budget’s proposal to establish a complaints authority and banking executive accountability regime has been welcomed by stakeholders, who believe that it will quash calls for a ...

A leading property research company has argued that the federal government has “no intention” of reducing foreign investment in property, despite the budget “dripping with rhetoric of ...

New data has revealed improving conditions in regional Queensland property, which according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland shows the area is “nurturing green shoots of recovery”

The 2017 federal budget included a raft of measures to improve housing affordability. But will any of these measures actually improve the situation?

The federal government has unveiled a range of measures that aim to make the banking industry more competitive, including allowing ADIs with less than $50 million in capital to call ...

The Treasurer has released the federal budget for 2017/18, which includes a range of measures that aim to make the housing market more affordable, as well as moves targeting banks.

Australia’s slowness to offer open data leaves the country’s banking sector open to an incursion from more competitive foreign companies, according to Tyro Payments.

March figures from ANZ and the HIA have revealed a fall in approvals for residential building, which more than offset the increases in the previous two months.

The CEO of a big four bank expects a reduction in mortgage growth over the next 12 months as regulatory measures slow the Sydney and Melbourne property markets.

The heavy reliance on housing to rebalance the economy after the mining boom has created financial stability and macroeconomic risks, an investment bank has flagged.