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 ...