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COG Financial Services’ push into lending and ongoing participation in the consolidation of the commercial finance broking market paid off for the company in the year to June, with solid earnings grow.. read more

Curtin University accounting academics cut through the claptrap and expose the most fundamental falsehood central to buy now pay later business models. Which is that, of course there is an interest ra.. read more

Pepper Money has priced a A$500 million issue of residential mortgage-backed securities – its fifth public securitisation transaction this year. read more

Conditions in the Australian securitisation market have become more challenging for issuers, following the liquidation of holdings by overseas investors that have shifted their focus to the UK and Eur.. read more

Macroprudential policy has played an important role in supporting home ownership in Australia in the past and remains a useful tool in housing policy, a report argues. read more

Lenders are not hesitating to increase their variable mortgage rates in line with the Reserve Bank’s cash rate changes but they are increasing fixed rates by even more. read more

Consumer lender Plenti has decided to prioritise margin protection over loan growth, reporting that originations were down in the June quarter. read more

Morningstar has recommended that ANZ shareholders participate in the bank’s A$3.5 billion equity raising, saying it is priced at a “material discount” to its fair value estimate for the bank. read more

Consumer lender Harmoney has released unaudited details of its 2021/22 accounts, saying it expects to report a cash profit when it presents its financial report next month. read more

Suncorp’s approach to managing Suncorp Bank for the year or more until its sale to ANZ is completed will be based on its current strategy, with a business-as-usual approach to policies and procedures,.. read more