Briefs: New NZ government cracks down on foreign buyers, Parlevliet joins La Trobe, Carnival's Sherr 01 November 2017 5:44PM New Zealand's new Labour-led coalition government has announced how it will keep its campaign promise of banning non-resident foreigners from buying existing homes. read more
Foreign news: Big job cuts tallied up in Japan, Bitcoin moving in from fringe 01 November 2017 5:42PM Japan's three biggest banks are expected to cut 33,000 jobs over the next decade as they turn to AI and automation to streamline operations and cut costs. read more
Fresh judgment for two banks on BBSW penalties 31 October 2017 5:57PM Justice Jayne Jagot may settle the penalties that must be paid by National Australia Bank and ANZ for their misconduct in the bank bill swap market more than six years ago.Westpac, the third defendant.. read more
TCV tests 30-year demand 31 October 2017 5:56PM Treasury Corporation of Victoria has become only the second Australian entity to place a 30-year bond with investors in the debt capital market. read more
Briefs: HSBC continues to shrink 31 October 2017 5:47PM The global reset and shrinkage of HSBC's balance sheet continues, with the bank reporting a Q3 US13 billion drop in risk weighted assets during the September quarter. read more
Foreign News: Millennials go mobile, Singapore finsec plan, cheque changes in the UK 31 October 2017 5:42PM A survey of 2000 Brits carried out by Visa found that 53 per cent of 18 to 34 year olds regularly use banking apps. read more
$10m BBSW rigging penalty for NAB 30 October 2017 5:36PM National Australia Bank will pay a penalty in the order of A$833,000 per time for an acknowledged 12 instances during 2010 and 2011 when staff on its rates desk "attempted to engage in unconscionable.. read more
Firstmac billows in mortgage market 30 October 2017 5:34PM The ever keen pricing of Firstmac is helping the non-bank lender to set some kind of lending record across the spring home-buying season.Firstmac, in a media release on Friday, declared that "this wee.. read more
Briefs: ASIC suspends JC Wren licence, Westpac rolls out wearables 30 October 2017 5:29PM ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence of Sydney stockbrokers MJ Wren & Co Pty Ltd. read more
Disinflation set to rip 27 October 2017 5:46PM The Import Price Index fell 1.6 per cent and the Export Price index fell 3.0 per cent in the September 2017 quarter, the ABS said yesterday. read more