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Changing prudential measures will open up SME finance: PC
by Tas Bindi • 10 Aug 2018
The Productivity Commission (PC)’s final report on competition in the Australian financial system, presented to the... READ MORE
AMP’s half-year profit plunges but mortgages grow
by Tas Bindi • 9 Aug 2018
AMP Limited on Wednesday (8 August) reported an underlying net profit of $115 million for H1 FY18, down by 74 per... READ MORE
7 things you need to tell your first home buyer client
by Don Crellin • 8 Aug 2018
The ME Bank recently found that while 70 per cent of respondents to their survey said they felt confident about... READ MORE
New Broker Academy 2018
by Reporter • 8 Aug 2018
The mortgage and finance industry has been in a state of flux for the past year. Not since the global financial... READ MORE
PC calls for ‘integrity officer’ to monitor commission payments
by Reporter • 8 Aug 2018
In its final report on competition in the Australian financial services industry, released to the public on 3... READ MORE
RBA reveals August cash rate
by Reporter • 7 Aug 2018
The RBA has held the cash rate at a record low of 1.5 per cent, a move predicted by most industry pundits amid mixed... READ MORE
Comparison sites ‘do not necessarily provide good advice’: PC
by Tas Bindi • 7 Aug 2018
The Productivity Commission’s final report on competition in the Australian financial services industry, presented... READ MORE
Mindfulness: More than just a buzzword?
by James Mitchell • 6 Aug 2018
To call mindfulness a craze would be a bit strange. It is, after all, meant to improve your wellbeing. But there is... READ MORE
Remove trail, says final Productivity Commission report
by Reporter • 3 Aug 2018
It was expected that the final report into Competition in the Australian Financial System, which was handed to the... READ MORE
Short-term funder hires new relationship manager
by Reporter • 31 Jul 2018
Non-bank lender NWC Finance has appointed Matthew Tenace to the role of national relationship manager, accountancy... READ MORE
Ombudsman calls for greater support for drought-affected SMEs
by Tas Bindi • 27 Jul 2018
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO), Kate Carnell, has commended the changes that... READ MORE
Macquarie expands mortgage book by $1.6bn
by Reporter • 26 Jul 2018
Ahead of its annual general meeting on Thursday (26 July), Macquarie Group announced that its Banking and Financial... READ MORE
Businesses urged to ‘embrace’ Gen Z values to survive
by Reporter • 26 Jul 2018
The founder and principal of Astute Ability Finance Group, Mhairi MacLeod, has called on the financial services... READ MORE
NAB announces changes for agribusiness customers
by Tas Bindi • 25 Jul 2018
National Australia Bank has revealed that it will “proactively” offer its agribusiness customers, which represent... READ MORE
House prices to fall by 15% by 2020
by Tas Bindi • 25 Jul 2018
The general consensus among the 15 economists surveyed by Bloomberg is that Australia’s property market downturn... READ MORE

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