Economy

The "modest" rise in inflation over the past quarter is "good news" for Australian consumers, says Treasurer Joe Hockey.

An overwhelming majority of Australian chief financial officers lack confidence in their company’s financial prospects, according to a survey by Deloitte.

Activity in the mortgage market has dropped across all states, while there has been significant growth in the number of property listings, according to a report by CoreLogic RP Data.

Business conditions have remained steady in Australia, which has disguised stark state-by-state differences, according to a monthly survey by NAB.

Yellow Brick Road executive chairman Mark Bouris has been recognised in the Australia Day 2015 Honours List.

An industry veteran has warned brokers their biggest threat in coming years will be the major banks' ability to win business with new technology.

New research shows Citibank experienced the largest growth in banking customer satisfaction in December.

A Minter Ellison partner has warned that a blanket ban on SMSF borrowing will re-introduce doubt over investments such as instalment warrants and has urged the government to appropriately ...

NSW Fair Trading commissioner Rod Stowe has issued a warning about bogus callers claiming to be from some of Australia’s biggest banks falsely advising consumers they are victims of fraud

The recent lack of activity in Australia’s property market will only be “temporary” and is more related to seasonal rather than financial influences, according to one real estate network