Brief: IT writedown hits Kiwibank profits 26 February 2018 4:41PM Kiwibank's half-year profits were down NZ$21 million, largely - but not entirely - due to the impairment costs of its now-abandoned core banking system upgrade. read more
Briefs: ANZ promotes internal auditor to chief risk officer, government KiwiSaver bill moves forward 23 February 2018 5:43PM Kevin Corbally has been named as ANZ's next chief risk officer succeeding Nigel Williams. read more
Foreign news: UK set to run cryptocurrency inquiry, US mortgage applications drop 23 February 2018 5:40PM The UK's Treasury Select Committee is to launch an inquiry into digital currencies and distributed ledger technology. read more
Briefs: Major banks' CEOs to face further scrutiny in October, IMF softens "housing bubble" rhetoric 22 February 2018 5:17PM The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics said the next round of its regular scrutiny of Australia's four major banks will take place on 11, 12 and 19 October. read more
Securency executive gets trial date 21 February 2018 5:51PM A former sales executive with Securency International will finally get his day in court in May, more than six years after being charged. read more
Briefs: Royal Commission's first public hearing details, NZ banks axe ATM fees, update on Advice Com 21 February 2018 5:46PM The first round of substantive public hearings into misconduct in banking will be heard over two weeks, in Melbourne, from Tuesday, 13 March to Friday, 23 March 2018. read more
Foreign news: Cybercrooks manage a Swift getaway 21 February 2018 5:45PM In an echo of the infamous Bangladesh Bank hack, India's City Union Bank said cybercrooks compromised its connection to the Swift messaging system and made three fraudulent transfers worth nearly US$2.. read more
Briefs: ANZ scraps ATM fee in NZ, Bluestone's first RMBS in 2018 20 February 2018 5:20PM ANZ has announced that, from March 26, customers in New Zealand will no longer be charged a fee for using a competing bank's ATM. read more
Foreign news: Crypto unlikely to affect credit, North Korean twist in Latvian bank scandal, job cuts 20 February 2018 5:11PM Standard & Poor's believes financial institutions will be largely insulated from shocks in cryptocurrency markets. read more
Allies ditch defensive merger 19 February 2018 4:53PM A mooted merger between Australian Military Bank and Central Coast Credit Union has been called off, CCCU announced on Friday. read more