Foreign news: Chinese banks ramp up lending book 14 February 2018 5:22PM Chinese banks in January extended a total of 2.9 trillion yuan (US$461 billion) in new loans, up 396 per cent from the previous month, hitting a historic high. read more
Briefs: Ratesetter swipes at bank margins, Vic tries for cheap home loans, ANZ offshoring kiwi roles 13 February 2018 5:12PM A review of RBA and bank data by peer-to-peer lender RateSetter has revealed the extent to which bank margins - the gap between deposit rates and consumer lending rates - are widening in Australia. read more
Foreign news: Barclays hit with another fraud charge, Airbnb's home loan refi deal 13 February 2018 5:08PM Barclays is facing a further fraud charge from the UK's Serious Fraud Office.The new charge relates to Barclays' £12 billion emergency fundraising during the crisis of 2008. read more
ADVERT: CBA Innovation Lab: Streamlining Service Delivery and CX Through Technology and Collaboratio 13 February 2018 8:04AM With 72% of companies stating that they are susceptible to digital disruption in the next three years, the opportunities for digital innovators and enablers of technology have never been greater. In a.. read more
ADVERT: Learn how Defence Housing Australia is Building Effective Fraud Intelligence Teams 13 February 2018 7:58AM Ahead of the Fraud Detection and Investigation Summit in May we caught up with Danny Williams Chief Risk and Fraud Officer & Executive Strategy Support at Defence Housing Australia. Download the.. read more
Interest-only flow settles at 20% 12 February 2018 4:56PM Interventions by APRA that curtailed riskier mortgage funding by banks "have served their purpose," Wayne Byres, head of the prudential regulator said on Friday. Byres did not address the criticism of.. read more
Tall stories ahead at Banks RC 12 February 2018 4:54PM The first hearing of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in Banking will take place this morning, in Melbourne. Agribusiness financing looks like one theme of interest. read more
Farrell slides open banking fad 12 February 2018 4:51PM The principles of "Open Banking" will apply to 27 financial products, and regulation will be overseen by the ACCC, if the findings of a review by Scott Farrell, a partner at King & Wood Mallesons,.. read more
EML acquires Swedish payments company 12 February 2018 4:41PM EML Payments Limited has acquired Sweden-based non-reloadable solutions provider, Presend Prepaid Solutions. read more
Briefs: Auswide funds more mortgages, China Construction Bank taps AUD fixed income investors 09 February 2018 5:25PM Auswide Bank has priced a two-year senior unsecured floating rate note, with the issue earmarked to support further growth in Auswide's housing, consumer and business loan portfolio. read more