Opinion
Return of property investors raises questions for regulators
With the house price boom showing few signs of cooling, it may soon be time for regulators to place restrictions on mortgage lending.
- by Clancy Yeates
Latest
REA aims to ‘significantly’ speed up mortgage approvals with $15m tech play
REA chief Owen Wilson is betting the company can use its clout in real estate listings to grab a growing share of the mortgage broking market.
- by Clancy Yeates
Analysis
Afterpay’s banking move turbocharges valuation debate
The upcoming launch of Afterpay Money has only widened the divergence between what rival investment banks think the much-hyped stock is worth.
- by Clancy Yeates
Digital wallets such as Apple Pay lack transparency: RBA
As more people tap their iPhone instead of a credit card, the RBA has pointed to opaque fees charged by the tech giant.
- by Clancy Yeates
ASIC warns Australia’s disclosure law changes ‘out of step’ with US, UK
The corporate regulator says plans to ease continuous disclosure obligations could put Australia out of step with countries overseas.
- by Clancy Yeates
PayPal bets there’s life in credit cards yet
PayPal believes credit cards have a long-term future in Australia, despite sharp declines in balances amid an onslaught from buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms.
- by Clancy Yeates
Housing debt ‘explosion’ looms over the horizon: Judo Bank
Former senior NAB banker and Judo bank boss Joseph Healy says borrowers should not assume interest rates will remain at record lows for the long term.
- by Clancy Yeates
Banks beware: Fast, cheap loans set to disrupt $1.9 trillion mortgage market
The combination of excess returns and new tech-based rivals have stoked predictions an Uber-like disruption is coming to the $1.9 trillion home loan market.
- by Clancy Yeates
Housing investors to pick up slack as first home buyers retreat: AFG
One of the country’s biggest mortgage brokers, AFG, is betting property investors will continue returning to the market.
- by Clancy Yeates
Klarna shrugs off bank threat as it signs up A$AP Rocky as investor
Klarna has shrugged off the growing competition from banks, saying it wants to be a shopping platform rather than a mere payments business.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Why much-hyped growth stocks are so vulnerable to inflation
The more than $10 billion wiped off Afterpay’s value since early this year underlines how vulnerable many growth stocks are to the prospects of rising interest rates.
- by Clancy Yeates