Economy

A non-major lender has commented on the fierce competition for owner-occupied home loans as it looks to ramp up its distribution through brokers and financial planners.

A new study has provided evidence of unethical behaviour among the big four banks.

The Customer Owned Banking Association (COBA) has called for tax changes in the federal budget to spark innovation, promote greater competition and deliver more consumer choice in the retail ...

Bendigo Bank has announced a new partnership to help raise awareness on climate change.

An increasing number of Chinese property investors are turning to Australian non-bank lenders to fund their acquisitions and projects in the wake of foreign investment crackdowns.

The Labor Party’s plan to halve the capital gains tax (CGT) discount on investment properties will not fix the nation’s housing affordability and supply problems, an industry body has warned

A mutual bank has been recognised for its superior customer service at the Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards in Melbourne.

New home sales experienced a resurgence in December 2015, following three consecutive months of decline.

Recent experiments with negative interest rates by central banks could end up doing the global economy “more harm than good”, according to a global investment management firm.

Heritage Bank CEO Peter Lock says the bank has “plenty of appetite to move in the investor space” following solid increases in its profit and loan book for the first half of 2015-16.