Brief: ASIC Registry sale to get underway 29 June 2015 4:45PM Expressions of interest in purchasing the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's companies register are due to be submitted to the Department of Finance today. read more
Foreign news: Europe needs one banking rule book 29 June 2015 4:30PM The president of the Supervisory Council at the European Central Bank, Danièle Nouy, said more work was needed to create a single banking system. read more
Briefs: Senate cards inquiry expanded, Teachers Mutual Bank and Unicredit merger 26 June 2015 4:03PM The plastic market will come under "intense scrutiny" via a Senate economics references committee inquiry into how and when interest is applied to credit cards and how minimum monthly payments levels.. read more
Foreign news: StanChart's recovery plan, Citi pitches to Asia, RMB adoption continues, bank via smar 26 June 2015 4:01PM Standard Chartered's chief executive officer Bill Winters is planning to shift capital and power to new regional hubs in a bid to improve performance and meet new regulatory demands. read more
ADVERT: 5 banks share their digital marketing and customer strategies 25 June 2015 7:26PM The digital banking era has come at the most opportune time for the finance industry. With customer loyalty and trust at an all time low following the recent economic downturn, the digital era has g.. read more
Financial services employers looking to hire more contract staff 25 June 2015 4:29PM The financial services sector leads contract hiring intentions with a net 20.8 per cent of employers in the sector looking to take on more contract staff, up from 8.6 per cent in the previous quarter,.. read more
Briefs: CUA customers adopt mobile payments, professional indemnity premiums decline 25 June 2015 4:26PM The number of customers using CUA's redi2PAY HCE mobile payments service more than 35 times per month was about three times higher in March 2015 than six months earlier. read more
Foreign news: DBS Bank's covered bond program, India banks' capital boost, Lloyds sell-off continues 25 June 2015 4:24PM Singapore's DBS Bank has set up a US$10 billion covered bond program - the first by a Singaporean bank. read more
Briefs: Robbiati to leave FlexiGroup, Mint Payments partners with Tappr, SBS's record profit, BNZ's 24 June 2015 3:47PM FlexiGroup chief executive Tarek Robbiati announced his resignation yesterday and will leave the company in the second half of the year. read more
Foreign news: Indonesia looks to relaxing foreign ownership 24 June 2015 3:44PM Indonesia's Financial Service Agency has said it might ease foreign ownership restrictions for Islamic banks, Reuters reports. read more