Economy

Oct 8 2015

The SMSF Association (SMSFA) has warned that SMSF trustees are becoming involved with illegal and risky limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) involving the use of in-specie ...

Oct 7 2015

One of Australia's biggest challenger banks has named the Sydney suburbs it is currently monitoring after experiencing significant volumes of home lending to residential property investors

Oct 7 2015

Moody’s Investors Service says a reduction in the proportion of investment loans in Australian RMBS is positive for such deals as it reduces the number of riskier mortgages in RMBS pools

Oct 6 2015

Moody’s Investors Service believes the major Australian banks will continue to accumulate capital for some time despite completing a series of capital management initiatives in recent months

Oct 5 2015

Master Builders Australia CEO Wilhelm Harnisch has said Scott Morrison’s call for national leadership to improve housing affordability is a long-held view of the association.

Oct 5 2015

The "oligopolistic" Australian banking sector will need to spend "more and faster" on IT infrastructure in order to keep up with technological change, according to an AMP Capital report.

Oct 5 2015

Families are increasingly opting for regional locations to combat Sydney’s rising lack of affordability, according to a new report by real estate guru John McGrath.

Oct 2 2015

Incoming Heritage Bank CEO Peter Lock says a key challenge of his new role will be guiding the lender through industry-wide changes that are impacting the sector.

Oct 2 2015

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lender RateSetter has made its loan book public as it pushes for greater transparency and accountability in the lending market.