Briefs: NAB cull begins, new Rabobank chair, NZ P2P stats out 28 November 2017 6:20PM National Australia Bank began handing out notice of dismissal to select key staff yesterday, with The Australian reporting that "a handful of the executive general managers" have lost their jobs as th.. read more
Foreign News: Savings app crowdfunding for licence 28 November 2017 6:19PM An automatic savings app is crowdfunding in the UK to finance a banking licence application, aiming to become a "savings-focused challenger bank". read more
ADVERT: How Suncorp is Developing New Ways to Provide a Superior Customer Experience 28 November 2017 11:12AM "Suncorp has some 14 brands under our banner, each of which we provide through different platforms. What we're now doing is incrementally combining these brands into a true Customer Marketplace - th.. read more
Westpac taps on for debit reform 27 November 2017 4:47PM Payments reformers at the Reserve Bank have scored another breakthrough in their campaign to open contactless debit payments to competition after a second major bank signalled it had begun work to acc.. read more
Briefs: Call to slow BEAR, hybrid mismatch bill 27 November 2017 4:44PM A Senate committee on Friday called for the Banking Executive Accountability Regime to be delayed. read more
Briefs: Fintechs for FPA, Westpac Trader denies manipulation, new NZ tax working group 24 November 2017 5:57PM A new white paper from the Financial Planning Association of Australia claims to be the only one of its kind that "specifically plots and matches fintech solutions to the financial planning advice pro.. read more
Foreign News: A short tenure for top HSBC banker, cash far from dead yet 24 November 2017 5:50PM The co-head of HSBC's global banking division is stepping down after just 18 months in the job. read more
ADVERT: Intelligent Automation with NAB, UBank, BNZ, Westpac NZ and more… 24 November 2017 11:28AM the 3rd Annual Intelligent Automation Summit will include brand new case studies and applications of Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Automation, Machine Learning and RPA. Key leaders of autom.. read more
Interest-only borrowers poorer with money 23 November 2017 5:48PM Interest-only borrowers are poor money managers and a high risk "red flag" for financial institutions, claim Morgan Stanley researchers. read more
Bringing Basel IV into focus 23 November 2017 5:46PM A new report from McKinsey warns that banks need to take "no-regret measures" now to mitigate €120 billion in capital requirements and avoid an ROE haircut once the Basel IV reforms take effect. read more