Briefs: Mitchell leaves Mortgage Choice, new Credit Clear CEO, and more 11 February 2022 6:17AM Just seven months after she was appointed head of the merged Mortgage Choice and Smartline mortgage broking businesses, Susan Mitchell has announced that she will step down at the end of this month. read more
Briefs: Commercial credit inquiries fall away, Westpac signs with Microsoft 09 February 2022 5:42AM Credit bureau CreditorWatch reported that the pandemic is still having significant negative effects on the Australian economy. read more
Briefs: BNK completes Finsure sale, Harmoney expands funding 08 February 2022 5:35AM BNK Banking Corp has completed the sale of its mortgage aggregator Finsure to MA Financial Group. read more
Briefs: New AMP head of lending operations, CBA cuts investor variable rate 04 February 2022 5:37AM AMP Bank has appointed Melissa Christy as head of lending operations and client assist. read more
Alex Bank hires for growth 02 February 2022 5:28AM Alex Bank, which received a restricted banking licence from APRA in July 2021 has been pushing ahead with its growth plan. read more
Briefs: Ashurst hires financial regulation specialist, ING’s new head of real estate 01 February 2022 5:27AM Ashurst has added to its financial regulation practice with the appointment of Narelle Smythe as a partner in Sydney. read more
Facebook’s Meta financial folly 31 January 2022 5:03AM Facebook’s foray into financial services ended ignominiously last week as its new parent Meta sold off the Diem project to California’s Silverlake Bank for a reported sum of US$200 million. read more
Briefs: NAB CPO heads RBA HR, RBNZ tweaks to regulation, Bascand departed under a cloud 24 January 2022 5:35AM The Reserve Bank of Australia has appointed Karlee Hughes as Head of Human Resources Department. read more
Briefs: ‘Wacka’ Williams joins FCA board, COBCCC and RBNZ appointments 17 December 2021 6:22AM It's the season for financial sector appointment announcements. read more
Briefs: CBA launches ESG term deposit, Resimac to buy back shares, Pepper prices ABS 14 December 2021 6:02AM Fund manager IFM Investors has entered into a A$200 million fixed-rate environmental ESG term deposit with Commonwealth Bank. read more