One of the worst decisions the ABS made was to reduce the reporting of new lending trends from monthly to quarterly, delaying of course any reactions from regulators, or commentary from analysts. And ...

Deposit Bail-In is something which we have been discussing in recent times, not least because of the overt example now active in New Zealand under the Open Banking Resolution, the mandate from the G20 ...

I have been highlighting the unequal position of households across Australia, with significant numbers in financial stress, whilst others are still spending big, and seeing real wages growing fast.

In this post we discuss debt in the current context, and consider where the very high levels of debt will take us. And as importantly, who wins and who loses. Transcript is available for download.

This is our weekly market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia and end in Australia, covering commodities and crypto on the way. Another chaotic week, with the tariff issues ...

Now as the AFR reported fines for underquoting in NSW will be increased by five times as the state government cracks down on real estate agents’ use of misleading price guides in a hot market where ...

REA Group announced today that realestate.com.au has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in mortgage broking franchise business, Smartline and has also entered into a strategic ...

This is an edited version of a live discussion about finance and property, as we look at the latest data and ask where has Australian gone wrong? Prices relative to income are off the charts, property ...

Robbie Barwick The National Research Director from the Australian Citizens Party and I examine the bad behaviour exhibited by Bendigo Bank as it seeks to ape the other “big” players (alligators?) in ...

This is our weekly market update, where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia, and end in New Zealand and Australia, covering crypto and commodities along the way. This is data heavy, so strap ...

This is an edit of a live discussion with Head of Investment Damien Klassen as we examine the latest from the markets, and consider how this plays out, and how investment strategies should respond.

The trends are clear, in many western countries around the world, home prices have been rising, and in recent years rising fast. The underlying drivers are the freeing up of mortgage markets, and ...