Investor mortgage lending continues to ease

The growth in lending to residential property investors continues to track down towards the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's preferred level of ten per cent annual growth, while lending to.. read more

Macquarie's uneven results

Several of Macquarie Group's divisions, including its corporate and asset finance business, suffered half-on-half falls in income and net profit during the six months to September. read more

Mortgage rates move in both directions at once

While all the attention in the mortgage market over the past couple of weeks has been on the big banks raising their standard variable mortgage rates to cover the cost of higher regulatory capital req.. read more

Pepper's RMBS margins widen

Pepper Group has raised A$300 million of funding through its latest issue of non-conforming residential mortgage-backed securities, PRS15. read more

ANZ results at a glance

ANZ chief executive Mike Smith said the bank's result for the year to September was not what he had hoped for. It's not hard to see why, with cash profit falling in the second half, the growth in oper.. read more

NAB results at a glance

National Australia Bank made a net profit of A$6.3 billion for the 12 months to September - an increase of 19.7 per cent over the previous corresponding period. After adjusting for hedging, fair value.. read more

NAB works on the pain points

National Australia Bank is using technology investment in its Australian personal banking business to "address customer pain points" in a bid to make it easier for consumers to do business with the ba.. read more