Foreign news: PAX Global CFO gives Macquarie analyst the boot 12 August 2016 4:12PM The chief financial officer of Hong Kong point of sale terminal maker PAX Global Technology ejected a Macquarie Group analyst from a company briefing on Wednesday, Bloomberg reports. read more
Brief: Bendigo and Adelaide prices RMBS 11 August 2016 3:58PM Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will pay a margin of 133 basis points over the one-month bank bill swap rate on the senior notes of its latest issue of residential mortgage backed securities. read more
Foreign news: New UK account switching rules introduced 11 August 2016 3:57PM The United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority has released a package of reforms designed make bank account switching easier for customers, with the aim of helping them save money on their banki.. read more
Briefs: ANZ issues $2.7bn five-year bonds, SocietyOne launches TV ad campaign, FSU says Westpac to c 10 August 2016 4:38PM An A$2.7 billion dual-tranche five-year bond issue by ANZ has been rated Aa2 by Moody's and AA- by S&P. read more
Foreign news: Lending Club loses another top executive as losses mount, Barclays reaches US$100 mill 10 August 2016 4:35PM Embattled US marketplace lender Lending Club is in more trouble, Reuters reports. read more
Briefs: Quay and G&C merger cleared, FlexiGroup signs up Flight Centre, Bigstone gets capital inject 09 August 2016 4:29PM Quay Credit Union's proposed merger with G&C Mutual Bank is over the line, after 89 per cent of Quay CU members voted in favour at a meeting last week. G&C Mutual Bank will have a post-merger.. read more
Foreign news: FSB plans peer review 09 August 2016 4:27PM The Financial Stability Board is to monitor how well its member jurisdictions have applied the OECD's Principles of Corporate Governance to publicly listed, regulated financial institutions. read more
Briefs: ACFS loses its executive director, Suncorp acting chief risk officer appointed, SA's HomeSta 08 August 2016 3:48PM Amy Auster is stepping down from her role as executive director of the Australian Centre for Financial Studies. read more
Foreign news: Diebold and Wincor Nixdorf close to finalising merger 08 August 2016 3:45PM Two of the world's biggest ATM manufacturers, Diebold Inc and Wincor Nixdorf, are close to finalising their merger following regulatory clearance in Poland last week. read more
Correction: ME mortgage rate change 05 August 2016 4:01PM On Thursday we incorrectly reported that ME had cut its variable mortgage rate by 25 bps. The correct details are in the article above. read more