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Mortgage arrears and mortgage stress following rate cuts
Andreas Lundberg
November 7, 2019
Back in July last year, I had a look at what was happening with mortgage arrears and mortgage stress in this post. Since then, we have had three rate cuts from RBA and everyone who has floating rate mortgages should be paying quite significantly lower interest now than before the cuts. I therefore thought it would be interesting to see how this has impacted a households capacity to service their mortgage. continue…
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Changing competitive dynamics in mortgage lending
Stuart Jackson
October 28, 2019
In my video blog last week, I discussed why the major banks had not passed on the recent RBA rate cuts in full. This is due to an increasing proportion of each bank’s funding base approaching zero or close to zero interest rates. As most bank customers would know, transaction and traditional savings accounts pay little or no interest at present. This fixes the funding cost of these deposits for the banks irrespective of what the RBA does in terms of lowering its official overnight rate. continue…
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Here’s something for bank investors to consider
Stuart Jackson
July 3, 2019
Most investors in Australian banking stocks don’t give much thought to how our banks capitalise their IT expenditure. But it matters, because the way they capitalise this expenditure affects the quality of their earnings base. continue…
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Financial planning in a state of flux
Dean Curnow
May 27, 2019
It’s no secret that the financial planning industry in Australia has come under a great deal of scrutiny which peaked during the Royal Commission and its findings back in February this year. But what has been some of the real-world consequences of the Royal Commission and how are they impacting advisers? continue…
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Three key themes from the banks’ results
Stuart Jackson
May 17, 2019
Australia’s four major banks have now reported their interim results. Common to all of them were three key themes, which are presenting both challenges and opportunities. continue…
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A look at the NAB remediation charges
Stuart Jackson
April 24, 2019
Last week, the National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) released details of the customer remediation charges it expects to take in its 2019 interim result following the Royal Commission into Financial Services. NAB will provide additional detail in its interim result, which is released to the market on 2 May. continue…
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Australian loan growth continues to flatline
Stuart Jackson
April 17, 2019
Reporting season is coming up for our major banks, and recent data provided by the Australian Government regulators shows that it may be a bumpy ride ahead. continue…
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Shareholders celebrate Royal Commission recommendations
Stuart Jackson
February 6, 2019
The recommendations of the final report by the Royal Commission into Financial Services were far more benign than the market feared. And that’s seen an immediate bounce in bank share prices. Can shareholders now relax? continue…
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The headwinds faced by the big four banks
Stuart Jackson
January 16, 2019
As they say, “when it rains it pours” and that can certainly be said for the major banks in Australia as they are confronted with a raft of issues and a new development with their New Zealand operations. continue…
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Westpac set to benefit most from revised mortgage rules
Stuart Jackson
December 21, 2018
From 1 January, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will remove the 30 per cent cap on the proportion of new mortgages that can be interest only. This should benefit property owners, would-be investors, and the banks – with Westpac set to be the biggest beneficiary. continue…
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