Briefs: BOQ alerted to compliance issues, zipMoney to make ASX debut, Whitehead joins DirectMoney bo 21 September 2015 3:32PM Former chief executive of CUA, Chris Whitehead, has joined the board of marketplace lender DirectMoney. read more
Briefs: Firstmac on RMBS roadshow, BOQ prices ABS 18 September 2015 4:28PM According to NAB's latest analysis of the Australian securitisation market, year-to-date domestic collateral-backed RMBS issuance is stands at A$21.9 billion, slightly ahead of where the market was at.. read more
Foreign news: Standardised derivatives on the way, Indian microlenders upgraded to banks 18 September 2015 4:27PM The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, backed by major buy- and sell-side players, has launched a project to develop an open-source standard derivatives product identification system to.. read more
Briefs: AIIB shareholding confirmed, shake-up for ANZ ETFS, Indonesia beckons Loan Market, RateSette 17 September 2015 4:34PM Legislation enabling Australia to become a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank passed the Federal Parliament yesterday. read more
Foreign news: CBA joins blockchain consortium, banks hitting capital targets, Japan's sovereign down 17 September 2015 4:33PM Commonwealth Bank has joined a consortium of international banks backing a project to develop a global standard of distributed ledger (blockchain) technology in financial markets. read more
Briefs: New DIFA chair appointed, Liberty launches CMBS, BOQ launches ABS, AOFM completes fourth RMB 16 September 2015 3:38PM Suncorp's head of equipment, trade and debtor finance, Wayne Thomason, has been appointed chair of the Debtor and Invoice Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand. read more
Foreign news: Deutsche Bank to make massive staff cuts 16 September 2015 3:37PM Deutsche Bank is planning to cut 23,000 jobs - about a quarter of its workforce. read more
Briefs: CBA completes capital raising, Macquarie forecasts 40 per cent earnings increase, St George 15 September 2015 3:21PM Commonwealth Bank has completed the final stage of the capital raising it launched last month, with a successful retail bookbuild. The bank has raised a total of A$5.1 billion of equity capital. read more
Foreign news: Credit Suisse to sell US private bank 15 September 2015 3:20PM Credit Suisse Group is planning to sell its US private bank, Reuters reports. read more
Briefs: Government FSI response tipped for this week, Pepper in the race for Esanda 14 September 2015 4:31PM The Treasurer's much anticipated response to the Financial System Inquiry report, which was delivered in December, could come this week, according to the Australian Financial Review. read more