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Personal insolvencies rose 0.6 per cent in the September quarter, compared with the same period last year, according to the latest Australian Financial Security Authority figures. read more

Japan's Ministry of Finance has finalised plans to sell 11 per cent of Japan Post Holdings in an initial public offering in November, Bloomberg reports. read more

Marketplace lender SocietyOne has found a new distribution channel, working with consumer network One Big Switch on its Big Debt Switch personal loan campaign. read more

SWIFT plans to cut prices on financial messages by between 30 per cent and 45 per cent by 2020. The industry co-operative outlined the price targets at its Sibos conference in Singapore yest.. read more

Ellie Comerford has stepped down from her role as chief executive of Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia. She will remain with the company in an advisory role until May next year. read more

General Electric is in advanced talks to sell a US$30 billion loan portfolio to Wells Fargo, Reuters reports. read more

Suncorp-Metway said it would hold a series of investor meetings this week and has mandated the investment bankers at all Big Four banks as joint lead managers for a new Australian dollar senior unsecu.. read more

Deutsche Bank has foreshadowed a September quarter loss of €6.2 billion after writing down the value of two divisions and adding to reserves for legal costs, Bloomberg reports. read more

Westpac New Zealand launched what it said was New Zealand's first debit card to earn Airpoints. read more

Fintechs might have great technology but they are doing a lousy job of marketing their services, according to a new survey. read more