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Many Perth homes are selling at levels higher than agents expect. Being able to borrow an extra $50,000 to $75,000 can make the difference. Here’s what the banks want to know before they’ll give you a loan.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumGet these five Cs locked in before you apply for a home loan

Many Perth homes are selling at levels higher than agents expect. Being able to borrow an extra $50,000 to $75,000 can make the difference. Here’s what the banks want to know before they’ll give you a loan.

Jovan Cvetkoski

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SUPERANNUATIONPremiumSurprise ‘positive’ after $500m collapse

The chairman of an Australian finance giant has boasted about the company’s response to a $530m superannuation collapse, calling it ‘brand positive’.

Blair Jackson

Macquarie Group announced the retirement of chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake before the start of Thursday’s AGM. Dan Peled / NewsWire

UPDATEDPremiumBank boss’s insane salary package revealed

The chief executive of one of Australia’s largest banks is headed to retirement, with an eye-watering amount in company shares.

Blair Jackson

Shemara Wikramanayake will retire.

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Macquarie CEO calls it quits ahead of AGM grilling

Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake is to retire, according to a statement Thursday.

Chris Bourke

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UPDATEDPremium‘Concerns’: Senator’s swipe at KPMG boss

The man in charge of turning around KPMG’s fortunes has promised to make progress on the company’s culture, but not everyone is convinced.

Cameron Micallef

ASIC commissioner Sarah Court who assumed the role on June 1, 2026.

ASICCommentsPremiumCorporate cop returns $644m to consumers last year

ASIC recorded its biggest enforcement year on the back of a damning catalogue of ugly behaviour by some of the nation’s largest financial institutions. 

Ryan Johnson

Pioneer Credit boss Keith John.

BankingCommentsPremiumPioneer Credit rattles tin for $17 million

Founder Keith John hints at disappointment at issue price, says it doesn’t reflect the company’s performance.

Sean Smith

No matter how the finals play out, the Dockers’ appeal to its major sponsors — Woodside Energy and Bankwest — has been considerably enhanced by a dominant season and the accompanying TV exposure.

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Dockers success cranks up sponsorship value

No matter how the finals play out, the Dockers’ appeal to its major sponsors — Woodside Energy and Bankwest — has been considerably enhanced by a dominant season and the accompanying TV exposure.

Sean Smith

The review looked at banks that were not part of the committee’s original 2023 inquiry into deceased estates.

BusinessCommentsBanks on notice again over dead customer fee controls

The gaps risk dragging grieving families through extra paperwork, repeated calls and delays while trying to settle a loved one’s accounts.

Ryan Johnson

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UPDATEDPremiumBrothers who allegedly accessed PM’s bank account lie low

Two men alleged to have accessed the Prime Minister’s banking details have locked themselves down in a Sydney house.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer, Clareese Packer and Jack Nivison

NAB has issued a warning about mortgage fraud. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

FINANCEPremium$4bn issue overwhelming Aussie banks

One of Australia’s big four banks has called for a national strategy to combat an estimated $4bn in fraudulent home loan activity.

Blair Jackson

Affected purchasers could be thousands of dollars out of pocket and embroiled in costly legal battles if they are unable to settle on the designated date. 

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumThe one clause that’s now a must for every Perth homebuyer

Thousands of WA property buyers could be caught up in a costly contractual nightmare as the residential housing market turns. Here’s the one clause you must now include to protect yourself.

Nick Bruining

Alan Greenspan's decisions as Fed Reserve chair earned him rock-star status as ?an economic maestro. (AP PHOTO)

BusinessCommentsPremiumEx-Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan dies aged 100

Alan Greenspan, who oversaw the second-longest economic expansion in US history as chairman of the Federal Reserve, has died aged 100.

Howard Schneider and Jonathan Spicer

ANZ will be keeping a number of branches open on Saturdays from June 27. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

BankingPremiumBig bank to open Saturdays, but only two branches in WA

One of Australia’s biggest banks has unveiled a major change to trading hours at dozens of branches around the country.

Jack Nivison

HSBC has agreed to pay $35m fine for failing scammed customers.

BankingCommentsPremiumHSBC agrees to pay $35m fine for failing scammed customers

HSBC Australia has admitted it failed to protect customers from scams and agreed to pay $35 million in penalty after being hit with legal action by the corporate watchdog.

Cheyanne Enciso

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority chair John Lonsdale.

BusinessCommentsPremium‘Prepare for war’: APRA puts banks on notice

APRA chair John Lonsdale invoked the old military maxim on Wednesday, arguing financial institutions needed the same mindset as global risks become harder to contain.

Ryan Johnson

Homeowners face a nervous wait to see if the RBA will hold or hike at the August meeting.

RBACommentsRBA RECAP: How to prepare for a fourth rate hike in 2026

The Middle East peace deal and falling oil prices were enough to give the RBA pause. But with CPI still well outside its comfort zone, is another hike later this year needed to slay the inflation dragon?

Daniel Newell

Few phrases create more anxiety for homeowners than ‘negative equity’. And for first-homebuyers who entered the market with smaller deposits, it can feel like a financial nightmare.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumShould first-time buyers be worried about negative equity?

Few phrases create more anxiety for homeowners than negative equity. And for first-homebuyers who entered the market with smaller deposits, it can feel like a financial nightmare.

Chris Foster-Ramsay

Nine of the 11 sectors finished higher on Trump’s talk of peace. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

MARKET WRAPPremiumTrump’s backdown sparks huge ASX rally

Australia’s sharemarket has surged nearly two per cent amid Donald Trump’s latest announcement - marking its best week since early April.

Cameron Micallef

Profit forecasts for the big four banks have been cut, a move tied to slowing home loan growth.

BusinessVideoCommentsPremiumBank profits to take big hit as house prices tipped to fall

Citi’s research team has cut its profit forecasts for all four major banks as it said proposed tax changes to housing will slow demand for loans.

Tom Richardson

Commonwealth Bank and NAB predict interest rates will fall in 2027. Newswire

FINANCEPremium‘Likely down’: Major banks’ huge rate call

Two of Australia’s major banks have announced new rates forecasts, as slowing GDP growth and cooling economic momentum shift the outlook.

Cameron Micallef

You wanted to help your child into their first home when the market was cooking and agreed to be a guarantor for the loan. With prices cooling and the threat of negative equity, are you now at risk?

Bruining Q+ACommentsPremiumI’m a mortgage guarantor. Do falling house prices affect me?

Q+A: You wanted to help your child into their first home when the market was cooking and agreed to be a guarantor for the loan. With prices cooling and the threat of negative equity, are you now at risk?

Nick Bruining

Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI to become the world’s most valuable artificial intelligence start-up as the Claude maker plans to release its latest frontier AI model in the coming weeks.

BankingCommentsPremiumAnthropic valued at $1 trillion, Mythos release impending

Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI to become the world’s most valuable artificial intelligence start-up as the Claude maker plans to release its latest frontier AI model in the coming weeks.

Ryan Johnson

Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn.

EconomyCommentsPremiumCBA backs in CGT changes but calls for carve-outs

The boss of Australia’s biggest lender has backed in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ controversial capital gains tax reforms but has urged the Government to reconsider attaching them to assets outside of real estate.

Daniel Newell