Rising Home Prices 'Not My Problem' Says Finance Minister Kahlon

Rising Home Prices 'Not My Problem' Says Finance Minister Kahlon

Home prices are rising and real estate deals and sales are down; whose problem is it and what should be done about it? Finance Minister Moshe
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Allianz Asset Management GmbH Sells 3577 Shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Class …

Allianz Asset Management GmbH reduced its holdings in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Class C (NYSE:AGM) by 8.8% in the 1st
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Local banks dangle perks to get customers to go cashless

From cashback to sale promotions, banks are using a variety of ways to encourage their customers to go cashless as part of Singapore's Smart Nation
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New bank scheme 'has prevented fraud worth £1.5m'

A new banking scheme claims to have stopped people being conned out of more than £1.5m in its first five months. The protocol involves bank staff
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Real estate recorded marked improvement in H1 —Report

In the first six months of 2018, the Nigerian economy as a whole experienced significant improvements and this was also the fate of the real estate
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Channeling Tom Selleck, China Tries Reverse Mortgages

The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission wants to help the elderly enjoy their golden years in comfort. With the world's fastest-aging
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Banking royal commission: 'Frightening' levels of financial illiteracy adding to banking industry …

Many in the finance industry might be breathing a sigh of relief now that another bruising fortnight at the banking royal commission is over and done
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Enjoy a mortgage-free start to homeownership

A new Easystart Homes promotion means homebuyers don't have to pay a cent for the first six months they spend living in their new home. Under the
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Vic Greens call for $1.5b banking levy

The minor party is pushing for a controversial banking levy, based on the South Australian model proposed by the former Labor government.
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Monday Business Briefs: Aspen retail up, real estate down this year

The first half of 2018 for Aspen retailers showed their revenue was up 5 percent compared with the same period in 2017, thanks to $374.4 million in
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Phenix City homes continue to sell faster than a year ago

Pricing: The Phenix City median sales price in July was $175,000, … The average number of days on the market (DOM) for homes sold during July
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Commonwealth Bank online and Visa transactions down

CUSTOMERS with Commonwealth Bank haven't been able to transfer money for hours because of issues with NetBank and the CommBank app
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East Anglia leads the way on price growth per square metre

House prices in East Anglia have risen by 7% per square metre in the past year – the steepest increase across the whole of Great Britain, Halifax data
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Bank Overdraft Fees Strip More Than $11 billion from Consumers Each Year: Senate Bill Goes …

Banks and other depository institutions market these fees as convenient 'overdraft protection' What they do to consumers is strip billions of dollars
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Australia's first credit score comparison service unveiled

Fintech lender Wisr launched Australia's “first credit score comparison engine,” as reported by Mortgage Business. Aside from allowing consumers to
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Bankers meet at Jackson Hole, China-US tariffs, Pope visits Ireland

Greece is set to leave its international financial bailout agreement and return to the international capital markets after eight years of relying on loans
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From Bondi Beach to bookstores in PARIS: Meet the best friends who are raking in a fortune after …

Travel is the number one pastime of millennials the world over, and many dream of turning their obsession with wanderlust into a viable business.
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Investment Banking

BKD Corporate Finance—our investment banking arm—is dedicated to helping companies and stockholders enhance their value and meet their
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Bank CEO laments 'unfair' banking landscape

The bank noted that growth in its mortgage settlements were 1.2 times bigger than system. “Increasingly, we are benefitting from more targeted
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Banking royal commission: APRA a 'hear no evil, see no evil' regulator

When Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe told parliament on Friday “sunlight is acting as a very good disinfectant here”, it was a signal from one of
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