A tale of two rate cuts

Lenders reacted very differently to the two cash rate cuts the Reserve Bank announced last month. Following the first cash rate reduction, 70 lenders passed on the full 25 basis point reduction to the.. read more

Arrears alerts

Lenders have started to advise investors that they can expect to see an increase in arrears. read more

Contactless limit $200

The limit for contactless payments is being increased from A$100 to $200 to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission by physical contact with payment terminals. read more

RBA bond buying hits the spot

The Reserve Bank bought A$21 billion of government bonds between March 20 and March 27 and had a material impact on yields, according to analysis of the quantitative easing program the central bank an.. read more

AOFM spells out the SFSF ground rules

The Structured Finance Support Fund will operate in primary and secondary markets for term securitisation programs, as well as new and existing warehouses, the Australian Office of Financial Managemen.. read more