Customer-owned banks launch independent code review

The Customer Owned Banking Association (COBA) has commenced an independent review of the Customer Owned Banking Code of ...

APRA, AUSTRAC hit Bendigo Bank over AML and risk failings

APRA and AUSTRAC have launched coordinated action against Bendigo and Adelaide Bank after an independent Deloitte review ...

Melbourne-based Equity-One makes two senior hires as it attempts to grow nationally

Equity-One continues to gain traction, with its sight now set on a national expansion. The Melbourne-based commercial mortgage lender and investment fund has recently hired two new people in an ...

Westpac–MI leading index signals growth momentum stalling into 2026

On a combined basis, those sentiment measures are still estimated to have added about +0.08 percentage points to the leading ...

Australia’s 2025 property pivot: cuts, costs, and confidence

Australia’s housing market in 2025 was pulled in different directions by lower interest rates, stubborn inflation, targeted ...

Resimac taps Logan Hilton to lead NSW, ACT and QLD broker sales

Resimac Group has appointed Logan Hilton (pictured) as regional sales manager – NSW/ACT and QLD, effective 5 January 2026. In ...

ASIC bans Sydney mortgage broker for 10 years over false statements

ASIC has banned Sydney‑based mortgage broker Thi Hoa Trieu from the credit industry for 10 years and cancelled her Australian ...