A sorry CBA finds cause for optimism 09 August 2018 5:14PM CBA has reported its first profit reversal since the global financial crisis and this time the problems were internally generated as the true cost of reputation risk hits home. read more
At a glance: CBA's FY18 reality check 09 August 2018 5:09PM Operating income and customer deposits were up and loan impairment expenses down at CBA, but penalties cut deep into the bank's operating expenses. read more
CBA's sell-off - a recap for FY18 09 August 2018 5:08PM Following in the slipstream of its Big Four peers, FY2018 was a year for CBA to slim down. read more
Inflation up, unemployment down before any rate rise: RBA 09 August 2018 5:04PM The timing of any future change in interest rates depends upon how quickly the unemployment rate drops and on the inflation rate returning to the midpoint of the Reserve Bank's target range "on a sust.. read more
Instos shown a range of securitisation deals 08 August 2018 4:59PM Several non-bank financial players launched securitisation deals into the Australian market this week, all of them still in pre-sale mode. read more
Conversion of interest-only loans risks mortgage stress 03 August 2018 4:56PM Moody's Investors Service has expanded on its recent commentary regarding mortgage backed bonds in Australia and the state of play for the housing assets that provide collateral for New Zealand's RMBS.. read more
Rising house prices put NZ covered bonds at risk 02 August 2018 5:22PM Moody's has warned that New Zealand housing affordability has worsened, warning it could become a credit negative for the mortgage-backed covered bonds rated by the agency. read more
Royal Commissioner, IOOF clash over legal privilege 02 August 2018 5:19PM With less than a fortnight to run before the start of the fifth round of hearings for the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, wealth manage.. read more
No house price moves is good news 02 August 2018 5:18PM One of the main conclusions from a Standard and Poor's luncheon briefing this week on the property market and its effects on the banking sector in Australia is that no major movements are likely for e.. read more
Slowdown will be benign, says S&P 02 August 2018 5:15PM The flow-on effects of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry into the real economy have dampened banks' risk appetites. read more