James Frost | The Australian Financial Review | 21 May 2019 https://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/apra-scraps-7pc-home-loan-buffer-20190521-p51phr The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has written to banks proposing the 7 per cent serviceability buffer on home loans be removed, in good…
James Frost & John Kehoe | The Australian Financial Review | 20 May 2019 https://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/hallelujah-brokers-rejoice-over-coalition-win-20190520-p51p78 Mortgage brokers are celebrating the re-election of the Coalition and the salvation of valuable trailing commissions that were poised to…
Karen Maley | The Australian Financial Review | 10 May 2019 https://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/phil-lowe-s-finger-hovering-above-rate-cut-button-20190510-p51m0d Australia is set to see interest rates hit fresh historic lows in coming months, unless strong jobs market and rising commodity prices come…
James Eyers & Misa Han | The Australian Financial Review | 10 May 2019 https://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/inside-the-westpac-case-that-could-alter-banking-20190510-p51lz4 It’s a case that will define one of the most fundamental jobs of a bank – working out whether to…
James Frost & James Eyers | The Australian Financial Review | 1 May 2019 https://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/anz-says-7-25pc-buffer-has-to-go-20190501-p51j0g ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott urged the prudential regulator to scale back the buffer requiring new borrowers have the capacity…
Annie Kane | The Adviser | 7 May 2019 https://www.theadviser.com.au/breaking-news/39077-three-quarters-of-smes-believe-bank-appetite-has-decreased Seventy-four per cent of small business owners believe that bank appetite for SME lending has decreased this financial year, while 30 per cent believe that…
David Scutt | Business Insider Australia | 10 May 2019 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/australia-house-prices-best-worst-performing-capital-city-2019-5 Australia’s median home price slumped 7.2% in the year to April. An even larger 8.4% decline was recorded in the capital cities in average…
Madison Utley | Australian Broker | 9 May 2019 https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/majors-commit-to-hem-alternatives-262695.aspx As Westpac and ASIC continue to clash over responsible lending measures and the big four face remediation bills of more than $5bn, focus has turned…
Three events occurred recently that will inject life into the property market. First, the ALP lost the Federal Election – removing the threats to negative gearing. Then the Australian Prudential Regulator (APRA) announced changes to…
The property and finance industry is on the starter’s block but is unsure what the next race will be. Certainly we are looking at profound changes. A May election could see a change of power…
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