Big bank balance sheets increasingly skewed to mortgages
The balance sheets of the big four banks are increasingly exposed to residential mortgages, as other forms of revenue generation become less...
Asset finance lender welcomes sale to Cerberus
Equipment finance lender Axsesstoday has completed a $260-million sale of most of its business and subsidiaries to an affiliate of Cerberus...
Suburb ‘prestige’ not indicative of price growth
New data from Domain showed that price growth is not one-size-fits-all, with prestigious suburbs and cheaper areas recording varied growth a...
DTI lending caps touted as future credit curbs
Regulators could move to set caps on loan volumes for borrowers with high debt-to-income ratios if the housing market recovery continues to accelerate, according to analysts.
Budget has ‘returned to balance’: Frydenberg
The federal Treasurer has welcomed the final budget outcome for the 2019 financial year, which shows that the deficit now equates to zero pe...
New Fed cut ‘reinforces’ need for more RBA easing
The Federal Reserve has slashed rates for the second consecutive month, “reinforcing” the necessity of further cuts to the cash rate in ...
October rate cut awaits as unemployment rises
The Reserve Bank is set to cut the cash rate for the third time in four months with the unemployment rate continuing to climb, according to ANZ Research.
ASIC defends lending remit amid legal ‘uncertainty’
ASIC has defended the utility of its responsible lending guidance amid court rulings that have called into question current compliance practices.
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