Mercury (Hobart)

Forced to banks

- — David

AN alarming recommenda­tion by Commission­er Justice Hayne is that regarding mortgage broker fees. He recommende­d that the borrower pay mortgage broking fees, not the lenders. The banking sector

Insurance lazy tax

WITH the Royal Commission report, you would think the financial services industry would have already taken steps to lift its game. Not so. We have just renewed our house insurance policy. As usual an annual ‘lazy’ tax had been added so we had to ring the company and negotiate. Not only Ferry vision floated Can’t anyone remember that no one caught the ferry once the bridge reopened? There is less infrastruc­ture and parking now, and hardly any more people living within walking distance.

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