Banking
How Bank Funding Costs Influence Fixed and Variable Mortgage Rates
The cash rate matters to mortgages, but deposits, wholesale funding, competition and risk also influence how Australian banks price home loans.
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Home Loans
How a Mortgage Serviceability Buffer Changes a Borrowing Assessment
Australian lenders assess whether borrowers could manage repayments above the advertised rate, creating a gap between loan pricing and borrowing capacity.
ASX & Markets
ETF Fees, Tracking Error and Distributions: What Investors Are Actually Paying For
The management fee is only one part of an exchange-traded fund’s result; tracking difference, spreads, tax and distributions also shape outcomes.
Banking
The Real Cost of a Small-Business Overdraft
An overdraft can smooth short-term cash flow, but interest, facility fees, limits and repayment discipline determine its real cost to a business.
Banking
Offset Account or Redraw Facility: Understanding the Difference
Offset accounts and redraw facilities can both reduce home-loan interest, yet access, tax treatment and product rules make them meaningfully different.