'Dinkum' auto securitisation performance strong and stable 27 November 2015 5:36PM Fitch's latest Dinkum ABS Index, measuring the performance of Australian car loan and leasing securitisations up to the end of the September 2015 quarter, showed that the annualised net loss rate fell.. read more
'Regulatory intervention' cools investor mortgages 27 November 2015 5:35PM In its latest series of housing market analyses, Fitch Ratings has concluded Australian banks' tightening of mortgage underwriting in 2015 was "largely due" to regulatory intervention. read more
Australian bank sector, economic outlook 'stable' says S&P 26 November 2015 5:16PM The Australian economy, seen as more interdependent with the local banking sector than most other advanced economies, remains in good shape, according to Standard & Poor's latest Banking Industry.. read more
PayPal joins eftpos for real time payments 26 November 2015 5:16PM PayPal has announced it will take up eftpos membership, with plans to connect directly to the real time centralised payments infrastructure, the eftpos Hub, in 2016. read more
Queensland farmers given rough end of loan mediation 24 November 2015 5:22PM The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, holding an inquiry into the impairment of customer loans, sat in Brisbane late last week and shone the spotlight on a few inte.. read more
Prospa to lend to many SME customer deal with Westpac 20 November 2015 4:57PM The best of the post-GFC fintech start-ups are starting to pull clear of the pack of also-rans; these leaders are the ones making real revenue, supporting employees and doing deals that matter with ma.. read more
CoreLogic data validates APRA's investor lending policy 20 November 2015 4:53PM The analysts at CoreLogic RP Data have provided a degree of validation for the new lending standards brought into play by APRA, starting from late 2014. read more
Debelle lines up benchmarks 19 November 2015 5:30PM RBA Assistant Governor Guy Debelle spoke at a Bloomberg conference in Sydney yesterday on what he conceded was the "arcane" topic of benchmarks - specifically FX and interest rates. read more
It's 15 per cent or bust for Big Four banks 19 November 2015 5:00PM In a wide-ranging presentation and moderated discussion, Commonwealth Bank chief financial officer David Craig has taken aim at the increasing demands by regulators for banks to put safety first. read more
CUA's finance boss calls time on job and intercity commutes 13 November 2015 5:02PM The chief financial officer of CUA, Tony Taylor, will walk away from the organisation on 27 November, four years after moving from Bankwest to take the CFO role. read more