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Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... exactly what the RBA and the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) intended in order to reduce financial stability risks in the economy. APRA limited interest-only loans to 30% of total new housing credit in March last year. This followed ...

Government caves to banking Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... also investigate the regulators' ability to identify and address misconduct, but will not investigate the financial stability or the resilience of banks, or the conduct of self-managed superannuation funds. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer ...

Ex-RBA Governor joins Macquarie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... during which time he also acted as chair of the Australian Council of Financial Regulators, was a member of the Financial Stability Board and sat on a range of G20 committees. A professional economist, Stevens is credited with developing Australia's ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... just jack up household debt levels (and property prices) to new heights and raise the risks to Australia's financial stability.

As clear as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... policy might also eventually lead to increased leverage and other developments, with adverse implications for financial stability. For these reasons, and given that monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation with a substantial lag, it would ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... authorities address the tension between achieving short-term growth aims and managing the build-up of risks to financial stability associated with rising debt levels". Perhaps, this is because of the iron ore price's volatility of late. It was only in ...

Low-flation to lower-flation?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... outlooks, the RBA should be cutting rates instead. But it couldn't. Reducing interest rates would increase financial stability risks in the economy by inflating already high domestic household debt and still rising property prices - Core Logic data shows ...

Investment purpose critical to advice: Nikko AM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... carbon emission reduction adding: "If this balance was not managed, it might adversely impact the university's financial stability, including its ability to meet obligations to pay superannuation liabilities." All up, Carter said he thinks it's positive ...

Banks come out on top for climate change disclosure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... Pressure to increase company reporting on climate change risk has intensified this year following the G20 Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report, and Australia's ratification of the Paris Agreement. ...

Cooling property market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... slowdown in Australian property prices has been orderly (so far) -- one that wouldn't threaten the country's financial stability.