Foreign news: Thousands of jobs go at Deutsche 25 May 2018 5:04PM As expected, Deutsche Bank has announced massive job cuts, although not quite the 10,000 that was feared. read more
Briefs: Royal Commission to force advisers out, RBNZ's new dashboard, BNZ poaches ASB retail banking 24 May 2018 5:06PM The Reserve Bank of New Zealand launches its new Dashboard tool next week. It will be a standalone website designed to make comparing bank financial metrics simpler and easier. read more
Foreign News: US bank regulator calls for more unsecured loans, Italy the new Greece, a bad week for 24 May 2018 5:02PM After overseeing a rollback of banking and financial services regulation, the Trump administration is now urging US banks to do more unsecured, payday type loans. read more
Briefs: Police strike down large-scale ID fraud deal, Moody's upbeat on Aussie covered bonds, Fitch 23 May 2018 5:04PM NSW Financial Crimes Squad detectives said they have laid an additional 50 charges against a 34 year-old man, alleging identity theft and large-scale fraud in a case dating back to January 2017. read more
Foreign News: Surge in fraud hits TSB, former Visa chief turns to crypto, record loss for India's bi 23 May 2018 4:48PM Customers of beleaguered UK bank TSB are now being hit by a surge of fraud and phishing emails following the bank's botched IT platform switch. read more
Briefs: Kelso jumps to BoQ, Peer-to-peer lender loses in court, kiwis bolstering up Big Four 22 May 2018 4:30PM Natasha Kelso, national manager of broker for Credit Union Australia will jump across to the same job at Bank of Queensland. read more
Foreign News: Fail mark for UK robo-investors 22 May 2018 4:27PM The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has reviewed seven robo-investment companies and found most were using outdated or insufficient information about their customers. read more
Allianz and PIMCO 'start-up' targets $75 bn retirement market 18 May 2018 4:47PM Global insurance giant Allianz has launched a well-timed swoop into the multi-billion dollar niche retirement incomes market. read more
Few surprises in a fiscally responsible NZ Budget 18 May 2018 4:45PM The junior partner in the New Zealand Labour-led coalition government, The Greens, had their Budget wishes come true, with the establishment of an independent fiscal institution and a Green Investment.. read more
Briefs: Uber policy head to drive Fintech Australia, Libor no more, MacBank shifts focus to high net 18 May 2018 4:39PM Brad Kitschke, credited with helping ride-sharing platform Uber to launch in Australia, has been appointed CEO of FinTech Australia. read more