Economy
15 October 2026
Business confidence slides amid ‘triple threat’ of economic pressures
Higher interest rates, global uncertainty and elevated fuel and diesel costs are weighing on Australian businesses and bringing business confidence down to near-historic lows, ...
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Regulation
ANZ loses $116.9m insurance dispute over personal and auto finance class actions
15 October 2026
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has lost a Federal Court case after it was ruled its insurers weren’t required to reimburse the bank for $116.92 million in settlements ...
Borrower
AFG data reveals continued fall in mortgage LVRs
15 October 2026
Broker data from Australian Finance Group has shown that LVRs have continued to fall across almost the entire country.
Technology
New networking app opens to broking industry
15 October 2026
Netr, an Australian-built professional networking app for finance professionals, has opened its platform to the wider broking and lending industry following its launch on iOS ...