Briefs: RBA head thrown by daughter, Coles cards sale completed, a swing to fixed rate loans. 02 February 2017 4:53PM A Bloomberg interview with RBA governor Phillip Lowe suggests enlightenment may be a little late arriving at the Reserve Bank. read more
Briefs: CBA seeks SAf licence, EECU trading as Nexus Mutual, ASFA frowns on ombudsman plan 31 January 2017 5:06PM EECU Limited, the credit union for ExxonMobil staff, will begin trading as Nexus Mutual from today after its "brand review". read more
Brief: Westpac buys into Doshii, HSBC expands, and SMEs suffering 30 January 2017 4:54PM Contrary to the "popular belief that big business and multi-nationals treat small business poorly," 85 per cent of debtors to SMEs are actually other SMEs, says a new report. read more
Foreign news: MoneyGram sold off 30 January 2017 4:53PM US money-transfer service MoneyGram International will be sold to Ant Financial. read more
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Briefs: P&N puts up rate, Stargroup acquisition delay, Avoka eyes an IPO 27 January 2017 4:43PM P&N Bank said it increased the variable interest rate on its "& home loan" by 0.10 percentage point effective from 24 January. read more
Briefs: new CFO for OnDeck, APRA and RBA PR switch, Bank Australia certified responsible 25 January 2017 4:18PM Jerry Yohananov has joined OnDeck Australia, a marketplace lender, as chief financial officer. read more
Quantum code zealots secure second round Westpac funding 24 January 2017 5:07PM Westpac has tipped more capital into a local cyber security fintech the Canberra-based QuintessenceLabs, or QLabs. The bank lifted its stake from 11 per cent to 16 per cent, QLabs said yesterday. read more
Clarity of service commitment queried by banking reviewer 23 January 2017 5:16PM Banks "need to reassess the clarity of their service commitment to customers", warned ABA governance expert Ian McPhee on Friday. read more
Briefs: COBA calls for quicker review and Herbert says goodbye to Suncorp 23 January 2017 5:12PM The Customer Owned Banking Association has called on the Turnbull Government to allocate funds in the May budget to bring forward a planned review of banking competition. read more