Slow start for local loan arrangers 04 February 2016 5:01PM According to the Thomson Reuters Asia-Pacific monthly loan league tables (excluding Japan) for January, there were no Australian banks among the top 15 mandated loan arrangers in the year to date. read more
Tech sector moving towards share floats 29 January 2016 4:44PM The annual HLB Mann Judd IPO Watch, released yesterday, showed the number of initial public offerings in calendar year 2015 increased to 85 deals from 70 in 2014, amid greater diversity in industry se.. read more
RBA rate policy speeding up trade payments 29 January 2016 4:43PM Australian businesses settled their invoices within 44.1 days, on average, during the last quarter of 2015, according to the latest trade payments analysis by Dun & Bradstreet. read more
ANZ goes halves in Asia 28 January 2016 5:13PM The senior leadership team at ANZ has been reshuffled in a move that Shayne Elliott, the group's new chief executive, said was "to simplify how we work internally" and to improve the bank's focus on i.. read more
Unrated bonds poised for old-school disintermediation 21 December 2015 5:14PM Specialist fixed income investment firm FIIG has found a way to apply 'securitisation type' obligations on well performing companies without the complex structures. read more
Blockchain the buzzword in 2016 21 December 2015 5:13PM The year finished with 'fintech' as the flavour of the month, and the special sauce that is likely to dominate discussion next year is blockchain. read more
Smith gives himself a final hurrah at ANZ 18 December 2015 7:07PM Yesterday Mike Smith addressed ANZ shareholders in Adelaide for what was one of his final official duties as chief executive of the banking group. It served as a send-off for Smith, who took the op.. read more
The 'Blue Bank' adds a touch of green 18 December 2015 7:02PM ANZ Chairman David Gonski has recognised the "interest" taken by shareholders in sustainability and the environment, noting in his prepared speech at the ANZ annual general meeting in Adelaide yest.. read more
Pioneer faces up to $1m post-fraud legal bill 18 December 2015 5:24PM The parties in the Pioneer versus Columbus Capital saga were back in court yesterday to decide on costs, following the Court finding strongly in favour of Columbus in a Federal Court action. read more
US Federal Reserve raises rates, lowers anxiety 17 December 2015 5:51PM At 2.00 pm US east coast time - or 6.00 am Australian Eastern Daylight Saving time - the US Federal Reserve confirmed it was going ahead with the most well-telegraphed rate rise in the history of ce.. read more