In a matter of weeks, the broking industry has gone from being on life support to having a major tick of approval from whichever party could form Government at the forthcoming federal election. After some left-field recommendations from the banking Royal Commission, many feared for the future for mortgage broking and how it gives a […]
[...]The Economist| 29 November 2018 TWICE IN THE past 30 years, housing finance has taken down America’s economy. As interest rates rise and the housing market stutters (see article), regulators are again pondering the risks from the mortgage market—this time from a shift towards non-bank originators. Upgrade your inbox and get our Daily Dispatch and […]
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Michael Janda| ABC Online| 4 December 2018 The Reserve Bank has left official interest rates on hold at a record low 1.5 per cent for the 26th consecutive RBA board meeting. Key points: Interest rates have been on hold for 28 months, during which the RBA board has met 26 times The RBA governor says […]
[...]Michelle Grattan| The Conversation| 16 November 2018 The government has announced an extra $51.5 million to boost resources for the prosecution of criminal misconduct by banks and other financial institutions and the processing of civil claims. Of this, $41.6 million will go to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) over eight years, and $9.9 […]
[...]Paul Johnson| The Conversation| 27 November 2018 Asked at the banking royal commission how long it might take to embed the right culture in the National Australia Bank, its chairman Ken Henry replied: ten years. As head of the Commonwealth Treasury before he left to join the NAB board in 2011, Dr Henry was regarded […]
[...]Michael Pascoe| The New Daily| 4 December 2018 there’s no praise or notice for saying what “everybody else” is saying. This leads to the outlier forecasts, the predictions above or below the consensus. These are the ones most likely to get the forecaster’s name in the newspaper and, thus, there is a temptation to go a […]
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