Economy

Small- to medium-sized enterprise owners are more focused on business planning in 2015 compared to last year, according to a new study by accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron.

The banking sector has broadly welcomed APRA’s move to increase capital restrictions on five of Australia’s biggest banks, noting that a healthy banking sector is crucial for a healthy ...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking to improve the supply of consumer credit information between lenders and credit reporting bodies.

Property investors are using tax depreciation in higher numbers and more quickly than ever before, new data suggests.

Australia’s biggest banks have been forced to restrict their mortgage lending, in a move that could have big implications for the third-party channel.

Exporting financial services to the burgeoning Asian middle class will assure Australia's future prosperity, argues federal Treasurer Joe Hockey.

The Reserve Bank has reiterated to the government that it supports limiting the scope for leverage in superannuation funds since it may increase “vulnerabilities” in the financial system

Business confidence in Australia has risen for the second month in a row, despite risks and volatility in the global economy.

Australia’s prudential banking regulator has said it may be forced to act after warning of “heightened levels of risk” in the housing market.

A stretch of uncertainty in global investment markets could see volatility become the 'new normal', an Australian academic claims.