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Following in the slipstream of its Big Four peers, FY2018 was a year for CBA to slim down. read more

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

Several non-bank financial players launched securitisation deals into the Australian market this week, all of them still in pre-sale mode. read more

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

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

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

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

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

Non-bank lender Pepper Group has priced its second A$1 billion non-conforming RMBS issue for 2018, four months after the company priced a similarly sized and structured issue. read more

Diversifying away from a single income stream and into new geography and a new consumer lending arm has proved a successful strategy for Credit Corp Group, which reported a 17 per cent profit increase.. read more