Growth

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Rebound in housing finance ‘unlikely’ as slump continues

by Charbel Kadib • 13 Mar 2019
The trend in housing finance volumes remains “very weak”, with “little reason” to expect a “positive turn”... READ MORE
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Prospa hires new GM to manage NZ business

by Ezekiel MacNevin • 12 Mar 2019
The SME lender has announced that it has hired its first general manager to head up operations in New Zealand. READ MORE
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Meet the mentor: Karen Hambleton-O’Grady

by Tas Bindi • 7 Mar 2019
A good mentor can arm new brokers with the skills and knowledge to take their broking business to the next level. Tas... READ MORE
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Cash rate relevance waning: Mortgage Choice

by Reporter • 7 Mar 2019
The Reserve Bank’s monetary policy decisions have lost significance amid out-of-cycle interest rate changes from... READ MORE
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RBA announces cash rate decision - Mar 2019

by Charbel Kadib • 5 Mar 2019
The RBA has revealed its cash rate verdict for March, following its monthly monetary policy board meeting. READ MORE
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Moula commits $250m in loans, updates terms

by Reporter • 5 Mar 2019
The fintech lender has announced its commitment to distributing an additional $250 million in business loans over the... READ MORE
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Wisr books 441% growth in loan originations

by Reporter • 4 Mar 2019
The peer-to-peer lender has reported a 441 per cent surge in loan originations in the first half of the 2019 financial... READ MORE
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Firstmac one step closer to acquisition

by Charbel Kadib • 1 Mar 2019
The non-bank lender has received preliminary approval for its acquisition of a Queensland-based credit union. READ MORE
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Industry at loggerheads over SME definition

by Reporter • 1 Mar 2019
Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell has called for proposed changes to the definition of SME to be enshrined in the... READ MORE
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ABA contests royal commission’s SME reform

by Charbel Kadib • 28 Feb 2019
The banking association is hesitant to support Commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s recommendation to change the definition... READ MORE