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Submission to the review of the Reserve Bank of Australia

November 22, 2022 by Jonathan Rochford

Submission to the review of the Reserve Bank of Australia

The RBA’s errors stem from a lack of diversity in economic analysis, with its often contradictory aims setting it up to fail.

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: Reserve Bank of Australia, Submission

A bear market without a recession?

January 29, 2022 by Jonathan Rochford

Bear market without a recession

The prospect of a recession normally accompanies a slump in asset prices, but the current starting point and trigger are somewhat different from historical examples

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: Bear Market, Recession

Closed borders have highlighted Australia’s population Ponzi scheme

August 28, 2021 by Jonathan Rochford

Closed borders

The Covid border restrictions are an opportunity to reset migration, increase wages and employment, make housing affordable and address productivity problems.

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: Closed Borders, Ponzi Scheme

RBA to APRA – we’ve set house prices on fire, you fix it

March 13, 2021 by Jonathan Rochford

RBA to APRA

The RBA admits that rising house prices are creating financial stability issues, but it expects APRA to clean up its mess

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: House Prices

Are CLOs Going to Cause Another Financial Crisis?

June 20, 2020 by Jonathan Rochford

financial crisis

Are claims that CLOs will bring down American banks another “Big Short” or merely a beat-up?

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: CLOs, Financial Crisis

The Winner Is… Busted Companies

June 13, 2020 by Jonathan Rochford

Busted Companies Win

Retail investors piling into shares of bankrupt companies is a sure sign this isn’t a typical stock market rally

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: Bankruptcy

Hundreds of Thousands of Small Businesses are Near Death

May 2, 2020 by Jonathan Rochford

Small Business Failures, Sorry We Are Closed

The extraordinary number of small businesses that had problems paying their debts before this crisis began now have few options left.

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: Businesses Near Death, Coronavirus, Small Business

Virgin is Another Disaster for Listed Note Buyers

April 21, 2020 by Jonathan Rochford

Virgin a Listed Note Lesson

Virgin’s downfall is another example of how the predominantly retail buyer base has long struggled to recognise the risks of hybrid securities.

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: Disaster, Listed Note Buyers, Virgin Australia

Virgin is Better Off Going Through Insolvency

April 16, 2020 by Jonathan Rochford

Virgin Insolvency

Without going into insolvency soon, Virgin Australia risks going the way of Ansett and being sold off for scrap.

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: Virgin Australia, Virgin Insolvency

Time for ASIC to Fix its Longstanding Problems

February 20, 2019 by Jonathan Rochford

Eye on money note

The Royal Commission embarrassed ASIC with stinging criticism. Here’s some overdue actions they should take.

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: ASIC, ASIC Culture, ASIC Problems, Banking Royal Commission

Is Australia Ready for the Next Financial Crisis?

January 14, 2019 by Jonathan Rochford

Red warning triangle with dollar sign inside saying financial crisis ahead

Have governments and regulators acted to lessen the likelihood and severity of a potential downturn in Australia across the banking/financial system, monetary policy, fiscal policy, taxation policy and competition policy?

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: Australia, Debt, Financial Crisis, GFC

How ASIC Can Become a Feared Regulator

April 28, 2018 by Jonathan Rochford

Corporate Skycrapers

The behaviour of AMP exposed by the Royal Commission shows that it had no fear of ASIC. Here’s how ASIC can change this.

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: ASIC, Banking Royal Commission, Regulation

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