Westpac's $12m credit card remediation bill 08 February 2018 5:39PM Westpac has provided around A$11.3 million in remediation to about 3,400 credit card customers, following a 2014 review by ASIC of credit card providers' invitations to customers to increase limits. read more
Brief: ANZ refunds $10 million credit card fees 08 February 2018 5:19PM ANZ will refund A$10.2 million to more than 52,000 'Business One' credit card accounts, after it failed to disclose - or incorrectly disclosed - fees and interest charges for the product. read more
Brief: Westpac argues selling super is not advising 07 February 2018 4:54PM In the federal court, Westpac is arguing it was under no obligation to act in the best interests of clients under the Future of Financial Advice laws because it was selling its super products rather t.. read more
Foreign news: Crypto in BIS crosshairs, Hong Kong paves way for virtual banks, US state regulators s 07 February 2018 4:51PM BIS general manager Agustin Carstens has called on financial authorities to ensure that "parasitical" cryptocurrencies do not become entrenched, posing a risk to financial stability. read more
Briefs: Westpac in court over FoFA breaches, Banks pose global investment threat 06 February 2018 5:26PM ASIC has asserted in Federal Court that Westpac and its wealth division BT used bonuses and highly sophisticated sales techniques to convince customers to roll over superannuation into Westpac account.. read more
Foreign news: Lloyds blocks bitcoins on credit cards, 930 jobs to go 06 February 2018 5:24PM Lloyds Banking Group has told customers at Lloyds, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and MBNA that it will not recognise virtual currency transactions on its credit cards. read more
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CBA faces hearing on rates claim this year 05 February 2018 6:08PM Commonwealth Bank will have three months to file a defence to ASIC allegations of misconduct in the bank bill swap market, a federal court judge ruled on Friday. read more
Foreign news: Quicken takes top spot as Wells Fargo is frozen, Chinese 'cats and rats' in firing lin 05 February 2018 6:04PM US non-bank lender Quicken has taken over from Wells Fargo as the top retail mortgage lender in the us - just as Wells Fargo is slapped with an asset freeze by the Fed for "years of wrongdoing". read more