Briefs: MacBank exec in sexual harassment claim, Commonwealth to pay SMEs sooner, not-for-profits po 23 November 2017 5:43PM Robert Ansell, head of US cash equities for Macquarie Group, left the bank weeks before a colleague alleged in a lawsuit that she was pressured into having an affair with him, Bloomberg and the AFR re.. read more
Foreign news: Norwegian banks merge payments system, UK's open banking open its arms wide, Budget da 23 November 2017 5:37PM A group of Norwegian banks are preparing to merge their payments systems in an effort to protect themselves from an expected challenge from Silicon Valley. read more
Brief: FMA pulls back curtain on KiwiSaver funds 22 November 2017 5:57PM New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority has begun publishing an interactive tool tracking the performance of KiwiSaver funds. read more
Foreign News: Royal Bank of Canada added to G-SIB list, HSBC record fine upheld, new tech hire for H 22 November 2017 5:41PM The Royal Bank of Canada is now one of 30, global systemically important banks or G-SIBs. read more
RBA loan data questions standard variable loan 21 November 2017 5:56PM The RBA says advertised and unadvertised discounts to reference rates are "commonplace", and the degree of discounting has increased over the past year. read more
Briefs: Lloyd leaving Perpetual, ANZ sells NZ share broking and bond trading platform, ANZ taking le 21 November 2017 5:48PM Perpetual CEO Geoff Lloyd has announced he will step down from the role at the end of the financial year, next June. Lloyd has been with the financial services group since 2010, and CEO since 2012. read more
ADVERT: Westpac, ANZ, NAB and Suncorp: Retail Branches of the Future 21 November 2017 8:48AM With 87% of shoppers still preferring the instore experience in their purchasing behaviour, retailers, service centres and financial institutions must build engagement and customer experience within.. read more
Neutral Morrison fixes on five per cent 20 November 2017 5:13PM The recent decline in the unemployment ratio may be a worrying trend for those with a fix on a natural rate of unemployment. read more
ANZ reoffends with NAB in rates racket 20 November 2017 5:11PM ASIC got most of what it wanted from National Australia Bank and ANZ over rate rigging around the bank bill swap rate from 2010 to 2012. The taxed penalty, at A$10 million per bank, is the glaring def.. read more
Balloonist sees red on card fees 20 November 2017 5:03PM Red Balloon Pty Ltd has paid penalties of A$43,200 "following the issue of four infringement notices by the ACCC for alleged breaches of the new excessive payment surcharges laws in the Competition an.. read more