BFCSA: Mortgage brokers and small banks spared from Banking Royal Commission...
Mortgage brokers and small banks spared from Banking Royal Commission crackdown Australian Financial Review 25 Jan 2019 8:00 PM John Kehoe, James Frost Mortgage brokers and smaller lenders are set to...
View ArticleBFCSA: Property facts show scary times for the market
Michael Roddan Property investors are retreating from the housing market due to “uncertainty about future negative gearing and capital gains tax policy” Documents released by Treasury under Freedom...
View ArticleBFCSA: Unhappy Banking’s Shannon linked to big-fee firms- Needs close scrutiny
Unhappy Banking’s Shannon linked to big-fee firms The Australian 12:00am January 26, 2019 Ben Butler EXCLUSIVE Businesses connected to Unhappy Banking advocate Geoff Shannon charged clients sky-high...
View ArticleBFCSA: ASIC targets questionable asset values in review of financial reports
ASIC targets questionable asset values in review of financial reports Australian Financial Review 25 Jan 2019 2:38 PM Jonathan Shapiro The corporate watchdog has told directors and auditors of major...
View ArticleBFCSA: Financial Reporting Council claims no 'systemic problem' with audit...
Financial Reporting Council claims no 'systemic problem' with audit quality Australian Financial Review at 25 Jan 2019 — 11:00 PM Edmund Tadros The government body tasked with reviewing the...
View ArticleBFCSA: SMSF Victims as property owners urged to have contingency plan as more...
SMSF property owners urged to have contingency plan as more of them sell Australian Financial Review 25 Jan 2019 12:14 PM Duncan Hughes More self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) members invested...
View ArticleBFCSA: Kenneth Hayne's banking royal commission report alone can't change...
Kenneth Hayne's banking royal commission report alone can't change banking's greedy philosophy ABC News29 January 2019 Ian Verrender When Kenneth Hayne spins down the driveway at Yarralumla on Friday...
View ArticleBFCSA: Big four banks just creating piles of money
Big four banks just creating piles of money The Australian 12:00am January 29, 2019 Adam Creighton As the final report of the royal commission into financial services nears, top bankers should at...
View ArticleBFCSA: RBA backflip needed to end banks’ profit-margin pain
RBA backflip needed to end banks’ profit-margin pain The West Australian 28 January 2019 1:28PM Gareth Costa Banks know there is minimal sympathy for their problems in the current socio-economic...
View ArticleBFCSA: Mortgage Sellers, small lenders fear Hayne will deliver CBA a profit...
Mortgage brokers, small lenders fear Hayne will deliver CBA a profit windfall Australian Financial Review 28 Jan 2019 11:00 PM James Eyers Mortgage brokers and small lenders warn that a royal...
View ArticleBFCSA: APRA defends its housing market intervention
APRA defends its housing market intervention Australian Financial Review 29 Jan 2019 12:00 AM James Eyers The prudential supervisor has rejected attacks by the Productivity Commission and competition...
View ArticleBFCSA: Clydesdale Yorkshire Bank warns Royal Commissioner Hayne (Australia)
CYBG CFO Ian Smith warns of distortions from Hayne Australian Financial Review 29 Jan 2019 11:00 PM James Frost EXCLUSIVE The chief financial officer of Britain's fifth-largest bank has warned of...
View ArticleBFCSA: Banks under fire: investigations laid bare by regulator
Banks under fire: investigations laid bare by regulator The Australian 12:00am January 30, 2019 Ben Butler EXCLUSIVE The powerful committee overseeing the corporate regulator’s enforcement...
View ArticleBFCSA: Wages stagnating, house prices falling and maybe even a recession: The...
Wages stagnating, house prices falling and maybe even a recession: The VERY grim outlook for Australia's economy in 2019 Daily Mail Australia16:01 AEDT, 30 January 2019 Alex Chapman Plummeting house...
View ArticleBFCSA: Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer says Banks 'not to blame' for house slump....
Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer says banks 'not to blame' for house slump Australian Financial Review 30 Jan 2019 11:00 PM James Frost EXCLUSIVE Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has rejected "doom...
View ArticleBFCSA: Credit crunch to trigger worst housing downturn since 1890: Endeavour
Credit crunch to trigger worst housing downturn since 1890: Endeavour Australian Financial Review 30 Jan 2019 7:00 PM Jonathan Shapiro Property prices could ultimately fall by 25 to 30 per cent from...
View ArticleBFCSA: Property prices still falling, says Meriton’s Harry Triguboff
Property prices still falling, says Meriton’s Harry Triguboff The Australian 12:00am January 31, 2019 Turi Condon EXCLUSIVE This year could see the housing market fall into a worse state than 2018,...
View ArticleBFCSA: Banks, regulators to blame for house price falls: Deloitte's Chris...
Banks, regulators to blame for house price falls: Deloitte's Chris Richardson Australian Financial Review 31 Jan 2019 1:14 PM Michael Bleby, Su-Lin Tan Banks that flipped from lending too much to...
View ArticleBFCSA: Half of all home loan requests knocked back Credit Squeeze.
Half of all home loan requests knocked back The Australian 12:00am February 1, 2019 Turi Condon EXCLUSIVE The major banks are rejecting up to half of all home loan applications as uncertainty...
View ArticleBFCSA: ASIC planning to issue new responsible lending guidance following Hayne
ASIC planning to issue new responsible lending guidance following Hayne Australian Financial Review 31 Jan 2019 11:00 PM James Eyers The corporate regulator is set to clarify how lenders should be...
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