Business
Banking & finance
Opinion
Home loans
FOMO has hit the housing market, and it’s just the beginning
House prices are on the move and buyers have a sense of urgency – some would say panic – to get in before they are priced out.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Opinion
Banking products
How banks are muddying the waters for savers as interest rates fall
In the past, lenders have fiddled with mortgage rates to prop up the bottom line. These days, analysts say they will look elsewhere.
- by Clancy Yeates
‘Persistent weaknesses’: Why your super account security might not be up to scratch
Super accounts have long been an attractive target for fraudsters, and on Tuesday, the regulator said funds’ current controls were not always good enough.
- by Clancy Yeates
The big change coming to your buy now, pay later options today
Rules to regulate Afterpay and other buy now, pay later firms will take effect from today, leading to potential changes for new and existing users.
- by Clancy Yeates
CBA is now worth over $300 billion, but the experts are cautious
As CBA shares scale new heights, some analysts predict a more subdued outlook for bank shares.
- by Clancy Yeates
Fake payslips used to get loans approved in ‘systemic misconduct’: ASIC
The regulator has taken action against Westpac’s RAMS, alleging the home loan business failed to properly supervise its representatives.
- by Clancy Yeates
‘Highly inefficient’: How super fund’s death claims backlog ballooned from 700 to 4800
The corporate watchdog has laid out how the fund’s handling of death benefit claims led to a bottleneck.
- by Clancy Yeates
A tiny bank in Trump Tower is making the president’s sons even richer
For years, Dominari Holdings’ shifting priorities and tribulations remained largely out of the spotlight. That changed when it gained two recognisable backers: brothers Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump.
- by Annie Massa, Bailey Lipschultz and Dylan Sloan
Opinion
Big four
There is something strange afoot at Australia’s biggest bank, and experts are stumped
The experts are convinced that Commonwealth Bank is now sailing in “bubble territory”, but why are investors not interested in what they have to say.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Our super funds are good at making money but face a rising challenge
High-profile court cases from the corporate cop, and cyberattacks on funds have underlined the pressure on super funds to improve their service to members.
- by Frances Howe
Analysis
Earnings season
The $23 billion question: Can our banks sustain their rivers of gold?
Bank dividends are prized by small investors. But experts say it’s getting harder for banks to maintain the payments at current levels, and some expect cuts.
- by Clancy Yeates
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