Archive for Mutual Monitor

  • A mutual playing field A mutual playing field

    If mutuals are going to become the 'fifth pillar' of retail banking, everyone had better play nice... BY CHARIS PALMER Australia's mutual sector wants to secure 20 per cent of all retail bankijg business, says Abacus Australian Mutual chief executive Louise Petschler, as the sector capitalise...

  • The heat is on The heat is on

    Will competition in the mortgage market heat up in 2010? If so, non-bank lenders might get their fingers burnt BY CHARIS PALMER Australia's credit unions and building societies are preparing to take on non-bank lenders as competition returns to the market in 2010. But some say it will be a to...