Christopher Joye| Australian Financial Review| 20 April 2018 http://www.afr.com/personal-finance/shares/strip-amp-apart-and-unwind-byzantine-banks-20180419-h0z0hl Arguably the apogee of the "vertical integration" of Australia's financial system, which this column has aggressively railed against for years, came in early 2014 when the banks
Read MoreRaymond Gill| The New Daily| 13 April 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/04/13/banking-royal-commission-fears-home-prices/ Property experts have scotched fears that the banking royal commission could lead to a crash in Australia’s house prices. The first round of the Royal Commission into
Read MoreDavid Scutt| The New Daily|10 April 2018 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/australia-population-growth-housing-affordability-supply-forecasts-hia-2018-4 Australia’s population is about to tick over 24.9 million, and is growing at an annual pace of 1.6%, according to data from the ABS. If that pace of growth
Read MoreA message from the MFAA CEO, Mike Felton 9 April 2018 https://www.mfaa.com.au/news/dont_blame_brokers_for_big_bank_misconduct There is a risk that the big banks are using brokers as a shield to divert attention away from allegations of their systemic
Read MoreDavid Scutt| Business Insider| 5 April 2018 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/anz-australia-house-price-forecasts-2018-4 ANZ Bank remains confident that Australia’s housing market is on track for a “soft landing”, predicting that rather than heralding the start of a prolonged slump, prices
Read MoreJames Fernyhough| The New Daily| 4 April 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/04/04/greens-peoples-bank-unpicked/ The Greens have unveiled a radical plan to give Australians access to much cheaper home loans than are currently on offer, in an unabashed attack on the
Read MoreJames Fernyhough| The New Daily| 3 April 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/work/2018/04/03/house-prices-falling-wages-rising-rba/ The era of historically lacklustre wage growth in Australia appears to have bottomed out, meaning Aussie workers may soon be looking at a pay rise above inflation. And
Read MoreDavid Taylor| ABC| 21 March 2018 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-21/mortgage-brokers-heavy-lifting-may-not-say-you-money/9569112 Australia is witnessing the beginning of the end of the mortgage-broking industry, a prominent finance industry analyst claims. Key points: Analyst predicts relevance of mortgage brokers will wane
Read MoreEfem Castelnuovo & Bruce Preston| The Conversation| 19 March 2018 https://theconversation.com/why-the-rba-needs-to-talk-about-future-interest-rate-policy-93292 The Reserve Bank of Australia should follow the example of other central banks and be clearer about when and how rates will change, called
Read MoreRichard Holden| The Conversation| 16 March 2018 https://theconversation.com/vital-signs-construction-yet-to-slow-down-with-a-cooling-housing-market-93358 The Australian Bureau of Statistics housing finance figures released Tuesday reveal a modest increase in the total value of dwelling commitments, up an overall 0.7% for the
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