Competition heats up for mortgage business Scott Murdoch | The Australian | October 21, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/competition-heats-up-for-mortgage-business/story-e6frg8zx-1225941418879 The mortgage market could be distorted if rising interest rates revive non-bank lenders, Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ralph Norris
Read MoreBanks befriend social media Gayle Bryant | The Sydney Morning Herald |October 20, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/money/on-the-money/banks-befriend-social-media-20101013-16ika.html The growing popularity of social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook is encouraging financial services organisations to start interacting
Read MoreANZ CEO Mike Smith calls for bold federal economic reforms Lyndal McFarland | Dow Jones Newswires | October 19, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/industry-sectors/anz-ceo-mike-smith-sees-australian-dollar-staying-strong/story-e6frg96f-1225940747732 The Gillard government must consider bold economic reform and avoid over-regulation to ensure growth
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Peter Taylor | Herald Sun | October 07, 2010 http://www.news.com.au/money/interest-rates/nab-managers-keen-for-rates-hike-after-reserve-bank-holds-fire/story-e6frfmn0-1225935260698 Senior managers at National Australia Bank agitated for mortgage rates to be jacked up after the Reserve Bank kept the official cash rate on hold
Read MoreJohn Wilson | Business Spectator | October 07, 2010 http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/housing-bubble-property-mortgage-banks-investment-pd20101006-9Y5BX?opendocument&src=rss Much has been made of the recent strong growth in house prices in Australia. A number of commentators describe the market as being a price
Read MoreAdele Ferguson | Sydney Mornig Herald | October 4, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/business/green-shoots-begin-to-emerge-as-property-sector-picks-up-20101003-162sx.html Australians investing in the $294 billion listed and unlisted property sector have been to hell and back in the past couple of years as
Read MoreAdele Ferguson | Sydney Mornig Herald | October 4, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/business/green-shoots-begin-to-emerge-as-property-sector-picks-up-20101003-162sx.html Australians investing in the $294 billion listed and unlisted property sector have been to hell and back in the past couple of years as
Read MoreAnthony Ishac | Sydney Morning Herald | September 20, 2010 http://smh.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/australia-would-buck-another-global-downturn-20100920-15ii0.html Australia's economy is the envy of the developed world. Not only did we escape the global downturn with hardly a scratch, but we’re in
Read MoreAnthony Ishac | Sydney Morning Herald | September 20, 2010 http://smh.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/australia-would-buck-another-global-downturn-20100920-15ii0.html Australia's economy is the envy of the developed world. Not only did we escape the global downturn with hardly a scratch, but we’re in
Read MoreKaren Maley | Business Spectator |18/09/10 http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/housing-bubble-goldman-sachs-property-crash-granth-pd20100917-9D5KQ?OpenDocument&src=srch The Australian housing market has most people scratching their heads. On the one hand there are those such as veteran US funds manager, Jeremy Grantham, who are convinced
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