Briefs: New ANZ director, Westpac enters green car loan market, and more 24 May 2022 4:47AM Jeff Smith, the chief operating officer of World Fuel Services Corp, has been nominated for the ANZ board. read more
Briefs: 10x to build new Westpac platform, ubank rebrands, Openpay CFO quits, Payright settles fundi 18 May 2022 6:08AM Westpac has commissioned UK tech company 10x to provide the core technology for a new institutional transaction platform. read more
Briefs: Police Bank raises rates 20 bps, Genworth revises capital policy 13 May 2022 5:50AM Police Bank has announced that it will increase home loan interest rates by 20 basis points, making it the only lender so far not to pass on the full 25 bps cash rate hike. read more
NZ regulates merchant service fees 12 May 2022 5:11AM New Zealand has passed new legislation to regulate merchant service fees. The Retail Payment System Bill passed its third reading yesterday, with Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark cla.. read more
Briefs: Y Home Loans goes live, Money3 launches buyback 12 May 2022 5:08AM Yellow Brick Road has launched its digital mortgage broking business Y Home Loans, announcing yesterday that the website and mobile app are live. read more
Briefs: MFAA’s Felton retires, Laybuy CFO moves on, new PEXA director 11 May 2022 5:51AM Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia chief executive Mike Felton is stepping down after five-and-a-half years in the role. read more
Sharp fall in Kiwi house prices “a plausible outcome” 06 May 2022 6:04AM New Zealand house prices are up to 20 per cent above “sustainable” levels, says the RBNZ. read more
Brief: trade credit insurance claims on the rise 29 April 2022 5:57AM Businesses have increased the size and frequency of their claims by 25 per cent in the three months to March 2022, while collections are up by 30 per cent against the previous quarter. read more
Briefs: Loan growth levels off, green light for DTI tool at RBNZ, SocietyOne boosts MoneyMe 28 April 2022 6:13AM The latest quarterly Mortgage Insights report from digital property exchange PEXA has shown new loan volumes largely unchanged from the previous corresponding period a year ago. read more
Briefs: Orr talks inflation policy, BNZ customers high and dry on busy day 19 April 2022 6:19AM RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr has been interviewed by the IMF on the New Zealand central bank’s approach to tackling inflation “during uncertain times”. read more