S&P downgrades regional banks, building societies

22 May 2017

 

Increased private sector debt and higher residential property prices have led S&P to cut the ratings on over twenty Australian banks and building societies. The one notch downgrade is the result of what S&P described as “an increased risk of a sharp correction in property prices” after years of debt-fueled property investment. S&P says if such a price drop were to occur, “all financial institutions operating in Australia are likely...

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