Briefs: Aussie banks under fire for Kiwi closures, RBA data centre failure 31 August 2018 5:09PM Outraged at the continued closure of Westpac, ANZ and BNZ branches in provincial towns, a New Zealand government minister says the Australian-owned banks should be obligated to adequately service rura.. read more
IMB Bank boosts after-tax profits 30 August 2018 4:31PM Growing mutual bank IMB Bank added 12,000 new members and grew its net profit by 15 per cent over the 2017-18 financial year. read more
Briefs: Suncorp issues new $600m 10-year sub debt, Heritage slashes fees, YBR back on the look out, 30 August 2018 4:28PM Suncorp Group has priced a new A$600 million issue of 10.25 year wholesale subordinated floating rate notes. read more
Foreign news: US consumer debt slides past US$1.0 trillion 30 August 2018 4:26PM At the end of June, Americans had run up revolving debt - mostly credit cards - of more than $1 trillion, below the peak of $1.03 trillion reached in December of 2017 but just the fourth time that rev.. read more
Briefs: Bluestone launches nonconforming RMBS deal, RedZed likely to follow 29 August 2018 4:38PM Bluestone Group is marketing its second non-conforming residential mortgage-backed securities transaction for 2018, the Sapphire XIX Series 2018-2 Trust. read more
Foreign News: Moody's multi-million settlement 29 August 2018 4:33PM Credit rating agency Moody's has agreed to pay US$15 million to settle charges brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. read more
PSB catalogs payments 28 August 2018 4:54PM e-commerce: how did that word end up in an RBA bulletin? read more
Cahill exits for London 28 August 2018 4:50PM In the midst of the Hayne royal commission into banking misconduct, NAB has lost its chief operating officer, Antony Cahill. Despite being seen as a potential successor to CEO Andrew Thorburn, Cahill.. read more
Brief: Tyro to partner with Alipay 28 August 2018 4:45PM Tyro is set to become the first Australian bank offering an all-in-one eftpos solution for Alipay users. read more
Briefs: First blockchain Kangaroo priced, NPP in cross-border trials, ANZ's "toxic culture", Kiwiban 24 August 2018 5:08PM The World Bank - or International Bank for Reconstruction & Development - has priced a new A$110 million Kangaroo bond using a blockchain platform. read more