Nov 12 2015
Australia is “not entirely the master of its destiny” when it comes to bank capital ratios, with international developments set to dominate talks between the regulator and industry, ...
Nov 12 2015
The Customer Owned Banking Association (COBA) has welcomed a report by professional services giant KPMG which highlights the mutual sector’s solid growth and encouraging prospects.
Nov 12 2015
Four classes of Firstmac’s prime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) have been assigned AAA ratings by Standard & Poor’s (S&P).
Nov 11 2015
The head of a national real estate group fears that a serious default issue is on the horizon for the thousands of Australians buying off-the-plan properties.
Nov 11 2015
The managing director of a regional bank says there is no need for the group to raise capital despite its decision to follow the majors in hiking variable mortgage rates.
Nov 11 2015
A non-bank commercial mortgage provider has collaborated with Costa Asset Management in a proof of concept to employ investment capital for loans to SMEs via a proprietary loan management ...
Nov 11 2015
Professional services giant KPMG believes that calls to broaden the GST base to financial services miss the fact that financial institutions already pay GST via input taxation.
Nov 10 2015
Demand for fixed-rate home loans has continued to decline after hitting a four-year low in September.
Nov 10 2015
More than two-thirds of Australians believe the housing market could suffer a significant correction in values, a new survey has revealed.
Nov 9 2015
Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has played down the impact of the recent out-of-cycle rate hikes by the banks.
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