australian banks

It feels like investors are throwing in the towel on Australian bank shares. With the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index deep in a bear market after years of...

Don't be fooled by the dividend yields that you might see for the major Australian banks. They are reflecting a rosy vision of the future that is far from certain, and...

CBA beat expectations in a challenging environment for the banking sector. Cash earnings of $4,477m were 2% above the market, driven by a strong NIM (Net Interest...

The major miners BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue endured a horrible run during the mid-2010s amid the commodities meltdown. After battening down the hatches and disposing...

While it’s fair to say that 2019 was a forgettable year for Australia’s Major Banks, investors holding their debt had a much better time of it. Amidst the chase for...

The banks have endured a turbulent few years as a result of increasing regulatory constraints, slowing credit growth, and the fallout from the royal commission. 2019...

It’s not every day that you sit down with a member of the Australian fund managers hall of fame, let alone the first woman to be inducted. As a 20-year-old female,...

In 2018, the top 10 dividend paying stocks accounted for 63% of all dividends paid in Australia, according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index. Of these, the...

As we approach the final weeks of calendar year 2019, the global investment community remains as polarised as ever on what to expect next and how best to position...

As highlighted in the recent results announcements from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ), Westpac (ASX:WBC) and National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB), the...

As most bank customers would know, transaction and traditional savings accounts pay little or no interest at present. This fixes the funding cost of these deposits for...

I’ve written a few times recently about the imbalances in the Australian economy and how messed up the Australian housing cycle is. It looks as if the Australian...

The bank sector has had a tough time over the last few years, with falling lending volumes, lending restrictions imposed, competitive margin pressures, heightened...

The big four banks are the engine room of many equity income portfolios, producing around a third of the gross dividend yield of the entire ASX200. So, when we sat...

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced Monday an ACCC investigation into the banks not passing on interest rate cuts. I think the investigation will make a nice addition...

First, I need to set the scene. I wrote recently about how messed up the Australian economic cycle is, noting that housing booms come in several different flavours....

A lot has happened in Australian banking in the last 6-12 months. The Royal Commission’s final findings were released while the regulators have toyed with higher...

One of the lessons learnt from the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) is the challenge governments face when using taxpayer funds to bail out struggling banks. Among the...

The RBA has taken the unusual step of back-to-back cuts to its official cash rate at its June and July meetings, taking the rate to an historical low of 1%. Along the...

The first six months of calendar 2019 have again superbly proved as to why this equities bull market has been dubbed "the most hated in history". At face value, equity...