BFCSA: US regulators probe Macquarie re misleading investors and fraud
US regulators probe Macquarie The Australian 12:00am March 9, 2019 Ben Butler EXCLUSIVE The US Securities and Exchange Commission has been investigating a key American subsidiary of Macquarie Group...
View ArticleBFCSA: Industry super funds rule the roost
Industry super funds rule the roost The Australian 12:00am March 9, 2019 Alan Kohler We can now safely consign the Productivity Commission’s idea for a “10 best of the best” list of default...
View ArticleBFCSA: House price fall a 'cyclical adjustment' says Westpac boss
House price fall a 'cyclical adjustment': Westpac boss Sydney Morning Herald March 8, 2019 2.51pm Clancy Yeates Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has played down concerns over the fall in house...
View ArticleBFCSA: Westpac, CBA flooded with new customer complaints
Westpac, CBA flooded with new customer complaints Australian Financial Review Mar 8, 2019 9.50pm James Eyers, James Frost Commonwealth Bank and Westpac are being flooded with new complaints as the...
View ArticleBFCSA: Morrison WASTING Money. Government paid $9m after scrapping Manus project
Money for nothing: government paid $9m after scrapping Manus project Australian Financial Review Mar 10, 2019 11.45pm Lisa Murray, Angus Grigg, Jonathan Shapiro The federal government abruptly...
View ArticleBFCSA: LandmarkWhite knew of IT weakness in 2017, a year before data breach
LandmarkWhite knew of IT weakness in 2017, a year before data breach Australian Financial Review Mar 10, 2019 11.30pm Michael Bleby EXCLUSIVE LandmarkWhite knew of a security weakness in its...
View ArticleBFCSA: APRA Not concerned about Labor franking credit cuts
APRA unconcerned about Labor franking credit cuts The Australian 12:00am March 11, 2019 Michael Roddan EXCLUSIVE The prudential regulator has not conducted any modelling of the likely impact on the...
View ArticleBFCSA: LIBERAL CP Darwin massive stuff up leasing the Darwin Port to China,...
How and why did the Northern Territory lease the Darwin Port to China, and at what risk? ABC News13 March 2019 Christopher Walsh Southern contestants on Millionaire Hot Seat don't typically get...
View ArticleBFCSA: The chart that helps explain Sydney, Melbourne property price slump
The chart that helps explain Sydney, Melbourne property price slump Sydney Morning Herald March 13, 2019 11.07am David Scutt If you want to know why home prices in Sydney and Melbourne fell the...
View ArticleBFCSA: Two building companies collapse, another facing court action amid...
Two building companies collapse, another facing court action amid housing downturn ABC News13 March 2019 Ben Nielsen Two South Australian building companies are facing collapse, and another is facing...
View ArticleBFCSA: New tax powers make employing staff riskier for small businesses
New tax powers make employing staff riskier for small businesses The Australian 8:44am March 13, 2019 Robert Gottliebsen Americans understand better than anyone else in the world that the employment...
View ArticleBFCSA: NAB customers get $110m compo. CEO Chronican said he was aware of the...
NAB customers get $110m compo The Australian 12:00am March 13, 2019 Richard Gluyas National Australia Bank has repaid a further $110 million to aggrieved wealth customers since June, as interim chief...
View ArticleBFCSA: A more assertive APRA? Banking regulator is put on notice by Bank...
'Expect to see a more assertive APRA': Banking regulator puts super industry on notice The Age March 13, 2019 6.02pm Sumeyya Ilanbey Superannuation trustees caught acting against their members...
View ArticleBFCSA: How Mark Bouris and mortgage brokers defeated Hayne
How Mark Bouris and mortgage brokers defeated Hayne Australian Financial Review Mar 13, 2019 11.00pm John Kehoe The Morrison government's stunning backflip on mortgage broker pay was engineered by...
View ArticleBFCSA: Australia will need 1 million more social, affordable homes by 2036
Australia will need 1 million more social, affordable homes by 2036 Australian Financial Review Mar 13, 2019 11.45pm Michael Bleby Australia needs to build more than 1 million social and affordable...
View ArticleBFCSA: Building approvals continue to plummet driven by reluctant bank lending.
Building approvals continue to plummet The Australian 12:00am March 14, 2019 Michael Owen Construction trends across the country appear bleak as the number of building approvals continue to steadily...
View ArticleBFCSA: $20 million missing whilst Broker's client money used to cover losses
$20 million missing: Broker's client money used to cover losses Sydney Morning Herald March 13, 2019 7.40pm Sarah Danckert One of Australia's largest brokers, Halifax Investment Management, is set to...
View ArticleBFCSA: Aussie banks can afford $12 billion Kiwi safety net, says RBNZ
Aussie banks can afford $12 billion Kiwi safety net, says RBNZ Sydney Morning Herald March 14, 2019 12.00am Clancy Yeates EXCLUSIVE The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has mounted a firm defence of its...
View ArticleBFCSA: Credit crunch is damaging the economy beyond property
Credit crunch is damaging the economy beyond property The Australian 8:11am March 15, 2019 Robert Gottliebsen When there is a serious downturn just over the horizon, a pattern of apparently unrelated...
View ArticleBFCSA: NAB breaks ranks on small business terms
NAB breaks ranks on small business terms Australian Financial Review Mar 15, 2019 5.16pm Misa Han National Australia Bank will boost the number of small business borrowers that will be extended...
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