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Suncorp fined for consumer credit breach

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... direct debit defaulted. As a result, some consumers inadvertently defaulted on their loans. The provisions stipulate that lenders must notify consumers of changes to loan repayments at least 20 days before said changes take effect. "As a result of these ...

HLB Mann Judd launches new advice arm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... continuing to grow and that HLB Mann Judd Sydney will now be well placed to meet that increasing demand. "There are many new lenders in the market in addition to the big four banks, that can provide very competitive loan products. This is especially ...

Infrastructure debt funds reaching 2012 highs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... increasingly prominent component of the infrastructure industry. Regulation has affected the levels of capital traditional lenders have been able to allocate, and this has created a significant niche for unlisted managers to provide debt financing for ...

Bank acquires WA Government loans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... state government initiative designed as a transitional product, with upwards of 80% of customers refinancing to mainstream lenders over time. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank managing director Mike Hirst said the acquisition demonstrates the bank's commitment ...

SMSF investors not all in property

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... investors to help them make informed investment decisions," Kingsley said. About 32% of investors said recent changes to lenders' investment policies affected their ability to secure finance, although 58% are nonetheless looking to buy a property in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... lifted by an impressive 8.5% from 95.1 to 103.2." Evans explained that this is because the May rate cut wasn't expected; lenders passed on the full 25 bps reduction; and, the consumer confidence index had a lower starting point in May (95.1) than in ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... payments. African Americans were found to be twice as likely as white Americans to borrow money from pawn shops or pay day lenders. Regardless of the study's depressing results, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation that sponsored the study said Americans ...

Negative interest rates drive spike in safe sales

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... year earlier. The Bank of Japan has for months imposed negative rates for holding bank deposits in an attempt to push lenders to deploy their cash in the real economy by lending to businesses. Instead, there are early signs banks will just pass the fees ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... the effects of supervisory measures have strengthened lending standards in the housing market. Separately, a number of lenders are also taking a more cautious attitude to lending in certain segments". A sharp 5.0% drop in the value of loans to property ...

Rabobank has new local chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... most recently as group executive country banking Australia. Rabobank is one of Australia and New Zealand's largest rural lenders and a major provider of corporate and business banking services to the region's food and agribusiness sector. Rabobank Australia ...