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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... activity - the ISM manufacturing index -- in the country will be released this coming Monday. Eurozone M3 money supply and lending The region's M3 money supply grew by 5.1% I the year to August, up from 4.8% in the previous month and better than the ...

CBA pays $180,000 in penalties

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... $2.5 million in loan balances, following an internal review. The penalties will be paid following breaches of responsible lending laws in relation to overdraft facilities; CBA reported these breaches, which occurred between 2011 and 2015, to ASIC, and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
Australia lending finance Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed a sharp 9.0% increase in the total value commercial finance commitments in July, more than reversing the 8.2% drop in the previous month. The increase was driven by ...

Kina appoints Suncorp vet as director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... brings important insights in the areas of credit risk and governance, which are a focus for the board as we expand our lending and grow our business in the coming years." Based in Papua New Guinea and founded in 1985, Kina offers lending, stockbroking ...

Westpac tops S&P ESG index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... satisfaction. The report also hailed Westpac's commitment towards improving risk management practices in its investment and lending businesses, and its commitment to environmental causes: "In 2015, Westpac also exceeded expectations by lending to and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... meeting - the fifth straight month of unchanged monetary settings. The repo rate remained at 0% while the deposit and lending interest rates were unchanged at minus 0.4% and 0.25%, respectively. The central bank also maintained its asset purchases at ...

Good financial advice a challenge: ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... financial services and credit ASIC will focus on culture and incentives resulting in poor financial advice, irresponsible lending and mis-selling to retail investors and consumers that undermine the trust of the financial system. ASIC hopes to promote ...

Future Fund ahead of target on tenth birthday

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... innovation and disruption stories across many industrial sectors. It has also derived profits from plugging the private market lending gap left by banks as they face increased regulation and higher capital requirements. "I think it's reasonable for a ...

NAB dispels housing bubble "toil and trouble"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... debt. "Asset value is ultimately in the eye of the beholder, but the danger really comes with debt accumulation from poor lending practices," he said. Having said this, he did note that Australia has some of the highest household debt in the world, and ...

Storm Financial investor slams court decision

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... found by the court to have provided inappropriate advice to certain clients. The advice group's "double gearing" margin lending investment model and subsequent collapse was considered the primary catalyst for the Future of Financial Advice reforms and ...