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Analysis: Margin squeeze forcing consolidation

Low rates are squeezing margins across the industry, leading to an increase in M&A activity as smaller lenders struggle ...

Analysis: Lack of animal spirit has big banks spooked

Weak confidence has been a recurring theme among Australian banks this reporting season.

Analysis: Repricing investor mortgages

APRA’s plans to rebalance the mortgage market are likely to involve costlier mortgages for property investors.

China breaks into broking

The Bank of China’s entry into the third-party space is just the tip of the iceberg.

Analysis: Will Murray change mortgage lending?

With the Financial System Inquiry’s final report due next month, Mortgage Business considers the possible outcomes for the ...

Analysis: Macquarie’s meteoric rise

Macquarie had plenty of work to do when it re-entered the third-party space in 2011.

Analysis: The future of broker commissions

There are sensitive, but critical questions to be asked at this point in time regarding the viability of the current ...

Analysis: the equity release dilemma

The Actuaries Institute has highlighted key issues with home equity release products in its second submission to the Murray ...

Analysis: Behind the fixed-rate war

When CBA announced last month that it had cut its five-year fixed rate home loan to 4.99 per cent, NAB and Westpac quickly ...

Analysis: Return of the Red Star

NAB’s shock announcement last week of a major rebranding and the reintroduction of first-year trail commissions marks a ...

Bloomberg launches RMBS analysis tool

Bloomberg has partnered with Perpetual to offer investors a 'deep-dive' analysis of Australian residential mortgage-backed ...

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