Issue #5
12 October 2026 • Edited by Finance Desk
Lenders get some room to move as APRA's risk-weight reforms promise to free up billions for development and corporate lending, the RBA holds but leans toward easing, and the ASX has its best week since March. Plus: Sydney's premium office comeback, the R&D incentive problem, what the new crypto law really covers, and Easts claiming the 2026 Shute Shield.
APRA's proposed cuts to standardised risk weights for infrastructure, corporate and development lending could free up billions in bank capital, easing pre-sales hurdles for Sydney's growth-corridor developments.
Read the full story →Governor's statement points to softening inflation and a more balanced outlook for the second half.
Read the full story →The benchmark index climbed 2.4% this week as investors positioned ahead of the RBA's June decision.
Read the full story →Prime Martin Place and George Street towers lead a tightening in the premium market.
Read the full story →Commercial finance brokers are following the mortgage broking playbook—running lender tenders, driving down business borrowing costs, and drawing top banking talent out of the majors.
Read the full story →Small businesses are now more than half the claimants. The audit office found most compliance activity turned up non-compliance, and the bill can arrive years after the money is spent.
Read the full story →Australia's first dedicated crypto law brings exchanges under the same licensing regime as brokers and fund managers. If you hold a few thousand dollars in bitcoin, here is what changes and what stays exactly as risky as before.
Read the full story →Australia's new digital asset law brings a new vocabulary with it. Exchanges will be using these words from 2027. Here is what they mean in plain English.
Read the full story →Eastern Suburbs beat Warringah 31–15 at Leichhardt Oval to win their second premiership in three seasons, reversing the result of the 2025 decider.
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