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Australian Household Financial Conditions Deteriorate
A new report suggests that whilst the Australian economy continues to recover, and will most likely grow further during 2010, Australian household finances are deteriorating to the point that Australia may experience a W shaped economic recovery.
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Fund Managers Bullish On Equities According To HSBC
A new survey by global banking giant HSBC suggests that fund managers are more bullish on equities today, than they were three months ago, and are maintaining their holdings of Australian equities steady.
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RBA Says Further Interest Rate Hikes Likely
Guy Debelle, an assistant governor with the Reserve Bank of Australia has warned that it was extremely likely that interest rates would rise further, but said that central bank was acutely aware that higher levels of household debt, means that tightening monetary policy had a far greater impact than it did in the past.
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Bankwest Enters RMBS Market For First Time Since Being Acquired By CBA
Bankwest has waded into the residential mortgage backed securities market for the first time since it was acquired by Commonwealth Bank for $2 billion. The lender launched a $620 million deal with three different classes of securities.
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Superannuation Funds To Eventually Become Australia’s Largest Institutional Investor
Australia’s superannuation industry, estimated to manage $1.2 trillion in assets, will eventually have to assume a leadership position as the country’s largest institutional investor as it increases in size by more than four fold over the next two decades.
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RBA Says Bad Debt Cycle Has Peaked
The Australian central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says that bad debt charges faced by Australia’s major lenders appear to have peaked, and in doing so will help them maintain their position amongst the most profitable banks in the world.
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Citibank Has Ambitious Plans For Australian Credit Card Market
Global bank giant Citibank has ambitions to end the near total dominance of Australia’s Big Four banking groups on the consumer credit card market.
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Australian Tax Office To Crack Down On Tax Evaders
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is cracking down on thousands of wealthy individuals and has asked banks to warn customers using offshore tax haven accounts that they may face huge penalties for doing so.
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Treasury Secretary Says Australian Financial Services Highly Competitive
The Federal Treasury believes that the financial services industry in Australia remains highly competitive, despite the capturing of a large proportion of market share by major lenders in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
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Super Fund Reform Two Decades Too Late Says Industry
Kevin Rudd’s government says it full intends to follow through with controversial new regulations for the superannuation industry despite vehement opposition from the sector.
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