Housing price growth ‘unlikely to be replicated’ soon
Charbel Kadib
The rapid growth in dwelling values over the past decade is unlikely to be replicated in the near future given current housing market cond
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Analysis: How LVR limits helped de-risk the NZ mortgage market
A new study from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) seeks to demonstrate how applying limits to loan-to-value ratios (LVR) helped de-ris
Arrears on non-conforming loans continue to fall
Delinquencies on prime residential mortgages are rising while those on non-conforming mortgages are falling, the latest data from Standard
Fitch rates Macquarie Group
Macquarie Bank Limited has received A credit ratings, but its parent company’s earnings are expected to remain “more volatile” than th
Analysis: Is SMSF lending on the chopping block?
With Westpac and its subsidiaries bowing out of the SMSF lending space, the future of this niche offering is uncertain.
Major banks reveal what it means to act ‘fairly and reasonably’
The big four banks have responded to the royal commission’s call for a definition of what it means to act “fairly and reasonably” towa
ANZ, NAB deny misconduct in agribusiness cases
The major banks have denied that their treatment of agribusiness customers amounted to misconduct.
Cooling property market a ‘key risk’ for regional bank
A banking analyst has warned that challenger bank Bendigo and Adelaide is highly exposed to the Victorian housing market, where price growth
Government and industry weigh in on credit curbs
The federal government, industry analysts and the Reserve Bank have weighed in on the impact of the recent slowdown in credit growth and wea
Raising fines key to limiting misconduct occurrence
Raising the private cost of “bad behaviour” for companies is key to deterring it, the chair of the ACCC has said.
