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Financial pathways to buying a home require planning
Personal Finance
Financial pathways to buying a home require planning
In the six months of my battle with brain cancer, one part of financial markets has fascinated me, and it’s probably not what you think. What's led...
Graham Hand | 22 May 2024
Former RBA governor says APRA may need to lower lending buffers
Markets
Former RBA governor says APRA may need to lower lending buffers
Former RBA governor Ian Macfarlane says current serviceability buffer rules are making it difficult to refinance, warning the government may need to...
James Gruber | 25 May 2023
Are banks prepared for the fixed rate mortgage cliff?
Stocks
Are banks prepared for the fixed rate mortgage cliff?
Around 800,000 mortgages will roll onto a sharply higher interest rate this year as their fixed term ends. Here's what it means for the banks.
Nathan Zaia | 06 March 2023
Default interest: the little-known penalty 'kicking borrowers when they're down'
Personal Finance
Default interest: the little-known penalty 'kicking borrowers when they're down'
Many banks have a policy of moving home loans to a ‘default interest rate’ once borrowers are in arrears with payments.
Noel Whittaker | 22 February 2023
Success of ANZ-Suncorp hinges on the bank’s ability to deliver: Morningstar
Stocks
Success of ANZ-Suncorp hinges on the bank’s ability to deliver: Morningstar
ANZ's $4.9 billion acquisition of Suncorp's banking arm will need to deliver on its $260 million in cost synergies and more for shareholders to see...
Nicola Chand | 18 July 2022
10 charts to farewell 2021: Charts of the year
Markets
10 charts to farewell 2021: Charts of the year
Working from home, inflation and the curious case of the Australian home.
Lewis Jackson | 20 December 2021
Westpac earnings tipped to recover despite exec cull
Stocks
Westpac earnings tipped to recover despite exec cull
Australia’s second largest bank remains undervalued and its earnings will recover despite the fallout from the money-laundering and child...
Lex Hall | 27 November 2019
CBA returns to growth following ravages of remediation
Stocks
CBA returns to growth following ravages of remediation
Morningstar analyst Nathan Zaia has left his $80 fair value estimate for Commonwealth Bank intact and says the bank’s dividend remains attractive and...
AAP | 13 November 2019
Property stocks soar on low rates
Stocks
Property stocks soar on low rates
Listed property stocks have easily outperformed the broader share market in 2019, and the good times could roll on for a while yet if interest rates...
Nicki Bourlioufas | 11 November 2019
Examining CBA's 'messy' result
Stocks
Examining CBA's 'messy' result
Morningstar's David Ellis explains why CBA delivered such a 'messy' result and why the home loan book of Australia's largest lender is a strength,...
Lex Hall | 14 August 2019