BFCSA: Sellers with FONGO race to beat property clock
Sellers with FONGO race to beat property clock Australian Financial Review Mar 17, 2019 3.36pm Nick Lenaghan Some investors are acting decisively to beat the the property clock, dropping their...
View ArticleBFCSA: Economy small business may be hit by housing slump says Treasurer
Economy, small business may be hit by housing slump: Treasurer Sydney Morning Herald March 17, 2019 12.05am Eryk Bagshaw, Shane Wright EXCLUSIVE Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has raised fears the...
View ArticleBFCSA: Hayne incites confusion over industry codes. Codes have been altered...
Hayne incites confusion over industry codes Australian Financial Review Mar 17, 2019 6.21pm John Kehoe EXCLUSIVE The Hayne royal commission has confused the government, regulators and finance lobby...
View ArticleBFCSA: Banks' big retreat may go too far warn corporate advisers Luminis
Banks' big retreat may go too far, warn corporate advisers Luminis Australian Financial Review Mar 18, 2019 12.15am Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald EXCLUSIVE Australia's big banks are in the...
View ArticleBFCSA: UK regulatory expert backs call for higher bank capital
UK regulatory expert backs call for higher bank capital Australian Financial Review Mar 17, 2019 11.00pm Tony Boyd EXCLUSIVE The former head of bank regulation in the United Kingdom has backed the...
View ArticleBFCSA: Westpac says we're no Storm Financial and prepares to do battle with ASIC
Westpac: We're no Storm Financial Australian Financial ReviewMar 18, 2019 11.00pm James Frost Westpac is digging in over a stoush with the corporate cop by rejecting a Federal Court finding that...
View ArticleBFCSA: Westpac nears deal on financial planners with Viridian
Westpac nears deal on financial planners with Viridian The Australian 12:00am March 19, 2019 Joyce Moullakis, Bridget Carter EXCLUSIVE Westpac Bank is set to decide the fate of its financial...
View ArticleBFCSA: APRA warns against super fund activism
APRA warns against super fund activism Australian Financial Review Mar 18, 2019 10.30pm John Kehoe, David Marin-Guzman Super fund boards must put member's interests first and manage investments "free...
View ArticleBFCSA: Sydney and Melbourne house price fall sharpest in five downturns since...
Sydney and Melbourne house price fall sharpest in five downturns since 1965 Australian Financial Review Mar 18, 2019 3.53pm Su-Lin Tan The fall in Sydney real house prices is close to hitting its...
View ArticleBFCSA: Lenders defy market heat with smaller deposits and longer fixed terms
Lenders defy market heat with smaller deposits and longer fixed terms Australian Financial Review Mar 18, 2019 3.45pm Duncan Hughes Lenders are defying the market heat with new loans that reduce...
View ArticleBFCSA: 120 labour market researchers sign an open letter calling for...
120 labour market researchers sign an open letter calling for intervention to boost wage growth ABC News19 March 2019 Stephen Long An open letter signed by more than 120 labour market experts has...
View ArticleBFCSA: Australia could be ‘first domino to fall’ in next GFC
Australia could be ‘first domino to fall’ in next GFC news.com.au March 19, 2019 4:01pm Frank Chung Australia could be the “first domino to fall” in a global economic crisis for the first time in its...
View ArticleBFCSA: Bond markets ignoring wages pick-up: RBA
Bond markets ignoring wages pick-up: RBA Australian Financial ReviewMar 19, 2019 6.29pm Jonathan Shapiro Reserve Bank assistant governor Chris Kent says bond markets are underestimating the risk of...
View ArticleBFCSA: RBA urges lenders to loosen up, but downplays risk of credit crunch
RBA urges lenders to loosen up, but downplays risk of credit crunch The Australian 2:35pm March 20, 2019 Paul Garvey, David Rogers Reserve Bank assistant governor Michelle Bullock has urged the...
View ArticleBFCSA: Sydney prices could fall up to 30pc
Sydney prices could fall up to 30pc Australian Financial Review Mar 19, 2019 3.50pm Su-Lin Tan Sydney's house prices could fall by up to 30 per cent when the downturn is over if its decline doesn't...
View ArticleBFCSA: Downturn crunches SME loans, top regulators warn
Downturn crunches SME loans, top regulators warn Australian Financial Review Mar 20, 2019 11.34am Patrick Commins Financial regulators are concerned that tighter mortgage lending standards and...
View ArticleBFCSA: ANZ scraps sales targets for tellers
ANZ scraps sales targets for tellers Australian Financial Review Mar 20, 2019 2.30pm James Frost The performance of ANZ's bank tellers will no longer be measured against sales targets as the bank...
View ArticleBFCSA: APRA demands banks, insurers act on climate risk
APRA demands banks, insurers act on climate risk Australian Financial Review Mar 20, 2019 1.52pm James Fernyhough It is no longer good enough for banks, insurers and superannuation funds to disclose...
View ArticleBFCSA: Victims of TRIO CAPITAL and ASIC's pathetic regulatory inertia Fight Back
PRESS RELEASE Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF Inc) Monday 25 March 2019 ORGANISED FINANCIAL THEFT - REGULATORS SHOULD BE IN HANDCUFFS The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), which is...
View ArticleBFCSA: Crackdown on Bank Misconduct & Flood of New Condos Pose Financial...
Crackdown on Bank Misconduct & Flood of New Condos Pose Financial Stability Risks: Australia’s Central Bank Wolf Street Mar 20, 2019 Wolf Richter But don’t worry: “The risks here appear to be...
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