Growth
Homeloans profit announced amid tough market conditions
by Staff Reporter • 26 Feb 2009
The result reflected an increase in net interest income of 3 per cent to $7.8 million and a hike in net fee and... READ MORE
Glimmer of hope for US recovery
by Staff Reporter • 25 Feb 2009
In a Monetary Policy report delivered before Congress yesterday, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke expressed... READ MORE
Drop in business investment to reign in growth
by Staff Reporter • 25 Feb 2009
According to the report, the financial crisis in many developed countries means they will experience sharp recession... READ MORE
Healthy profit recorded for Wide Bay
by Staff Reporter • 24 Feb 2009
The Mutual's cost-to-income ratio also increased to 58.1 per cent for the period which compared with 55.3 per cent... READ MORE
Smaller-end industrial property activity to pick up
by Staff Reporter • 23 Feb 2009
According to Colliers International’s Industrial Market Indicator Report released last week, the smaller end of... READ MORE
Buoyant auction results in Sydney and Melbourne
by Staff Reporter • 23 Feb 2009
According to Australian Property Monitors, 63.9 per cent of the 301 homes listed for auction in Sydney sold on the... READ MORE
Small businesses struggle, expect worse
by Staff Reporter • 20 Feb 2009
Business conditions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) deteriorated by 3 points to -4 index points in the... READ MORE
GE sparks loan book run-off
by Staff Reporter • 20 Feb 2009
From 1 March GE Money will waive the Deferred Administration Fee (DAF) for a three month period for borrowers with... READ MORE
New AFM commission structure revealed
by Staff Reporter • 20 Feb 2009
As part of the new structure brokers can choose a 0.71 per cent upfront, GST included, and 0.15 per cent trail.... READ MORE
Back office support
by Staff Reporter • 20 Feb 2009
It’s a challenging market right now, and with the obvious need for brokers to focus on core activities such as... READ MORE
Consumers spending, but not enough
by Staff Reporter • 19 Feb 2009
Retail sales, in volume terms, rose 0.8 per cent.
Economists had forecast an increase of at least 1 per... READ MORE
A license to print money
by Staff Reporter • 19 Feb 2009
According to minutes released overnight from the BoE’s monetary policy meeting earlier this month, the... READ MORE
Fixed interest products to make return
by Staff Reporter • 19 Feb 2009
According to data released by Mortgage Choice yesterday, demand for fixed rates appears to be turning a corner, after... READ MORE
Property market to turn corner
by Staff Reporter • 18 Feb 2009
In its latest market wrap released this week, property analyst Residex said the rate of national house price decline... READ MORE
Wage expectations modest
by Staff Reporter • 18 Feb 2009
According to the Institute, surveyed employees expect pay to grow by just 2.5 per cent in the coming 12 months.
Dr... READ MORE

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