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Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... firms, as well as their exposures through credit funds and warehouse lending facilities. Another example is UK-based mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions, which some global banks and private credit providers reported material exposures to. In the ...

Challenger slashes offer price for Pepper Money

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... offers residential home loans. Pepper Money had $20.1 billion in assets under management (AUM) at the end of June 2025. Mortgage loans comprise most of the AUM at $9.5 billion while asset finance make up $6.3 billion. Last November, it also joined a ...

Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... through structured equity release products, yet only a fraction has been used thus far. Deloitte's 2026 Australian Reverse Mortgage Survey - compiled in collaboration with Heartland Australia Bank, Gateway Bank and Inviva - found reverse mortgages are ...

Advice remains profitable for those who prepare: Centurion Market Makers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... sell for as much as 7.5x EBITDA. A partial equity position in such businesses is going for between 6x and 7.5x EBITDA. A mortgage broking trail commission can sell for up to 3x trail revenue, the report observed. The ranges, Centurion Market Makers explained ...

Clime names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Harmony and a non-executive director of Defence Bank. Lahiff previously was chief executive and managing director of Mortgage Choice. At Heritage Bank and Permanent Trustee, he also served in the role of managing director respectively. Lahiff replaces ...

Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... households," he said. He also noted the rising gap between house prices and the average capacity for households to pay their mortgage rates. House prices have risen from three times household incomes to around seven times in 2026. "Even though the population ...

CFS cuts ties with Otivo, launches own super advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) has ceased its partnership with digital advice technology provider Otivo less than two years after joining forces, opting instead to launch an in-house offering called Super Advice. As of February 23, the Otivo digital advice ...

Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... adviser numbers are contributing to increased financial insecurity among older Australians, with them often retiring with mortgage debt. Homesafe chief executive Dianne Shepherd said with expensive comprehensive advice, many retirees are being priced ...

SMSFs avoid advisers due to lack of asset-specific support

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
The lack of asset-specific advice is increasing the advice gap for SMSFs in Australia, an expert said at the SMSF Association (SMSFA) Conference. During a panel discussion, Easy Super director Natalia Clack said she understood that financial advisers ...

Jobs rise in line with expectations, RBA hike still likely

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... to trimmed mean inflation, another interest rate rise will be on the cards for May. "The only reprieve for concerned mortgage holders would be a notable decline in inflation, which is possible if last year's price gains were driven more by one-off factors ...