{"id":4199,"date":"2012-04-24T00:19:12","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T04:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=4199"},"modified":"2012-04-24T00:19:12","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T04:19:12","slug":"basel-takes-aim-at-mega-bank-macrobusiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/04\/24\/basel-takes-aim-at-mega-bank-macrobusiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Basel takes aim at Mega Bank &#8211; MacroBusiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Deep T<\/strong>: On the one side we have an Australian housing market which is close to the most unaffordable in the world with mortgage debt at 100% of GDP also close to the highest of any country, yet Mega Bank [the Big Four banks] calculates its minimum capital requirements at 1.6% on residential mortgages which undoubtedly would be close to the lowest of any bank in the world&#8230;.. Surely, the result the Basel Committee assessment is a foregone conclusion?<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, no. On the other side, however, we have an equally formidable opponent. Do not underestimate the politico-housing complex. The smoke screens will be built and a whitewash is on the cards. Australia has a history of painting a very rosy picture of our financial system and housing market in the face of significant known risk factors.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macrobusiness.com.au\/2012\/04\/basel-takes-aim-at-mega-bank\/?utm_source=Media+List&amp;utm_campaign=6a15bf540d-RSS_DAILY_MAILCHIMP_CAMPAIGN&amp;utm_medium=email\">Basel takes aim at Mega Bank &#8211; MacroBusiness<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deep T: On the one side we have an Australian housing market which is close to the most unaffordable in the world with mortgage debt at 100% of GDP also close to the highest of any country, yet Mega Bank [the Big Four banks] calculates its minimum capital requirements at 1.6% on residential mortgages which &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/04\/24\/basel-takes-aim-at-mega-bank-macrobusiness\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Basel takes aim at Mega Bank &#8211; 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