The roadmap out of lockdowns announced by the NSW Government in September will almost certainly help revive that state’s economy.  While probably a few weeks

Mutual banks and credit unions comprise around 2.5% of all ADIs in Australia by assets, but over 50% by number.  The sector has been consolidating

The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) has tightened its controls on new banking licences.  Under APRA’s new rules, new Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions (ADIs) will now

Lockdowns, where many businesses are closed and workers’ and consumers’ movements are restricted thus impeding their productivity negatively affect economic growth.  This has been clearly

In general, the more money being managed the more resources dedicated to its management.  An individual with few assets simply outsources the management by putting

Nearly all local governments manage significant infrastructure assets including buildings, drainage works and long-term liabilities related to maintenance and renewal of these assets.  With interest

The ongoing lockdowns in several Australian cities and regions to contain the spread of the delta variant of the COVID–19 virus will negatively impact economic

Many conservative investors operate a strategy of keeping a large percentage of their investment portfolios in term deposits, electing to roll them over every three

Nearly all Floating Rate Notes (FRNs) and other corporate bonds traded between institutional investors in Australia are held within the Austraclear system.  This is a

The major outstanding issue holding up the next dividend payment remains the tax treatment disagreement with the ATO.  This has arisen due to tax losses