Auswide raises $25m short term funding

Auswide Bank (formerly the Wide Bay Australia Building Society) has issued its second senior unsecured floating rate note. This follows on from its inaugural issue, completed in August. read more

Lowe: investor home lending data is a mess

Inconsistent data on the types of people taking out home loans has the potential to shake the stability of Australia's financial system, according to the Reserve Bank's Deputy Governor, Philip Lowe. read more

More capital rule changes coming out of Basel

There may be more bad news on the way for borrowers, according to reports. The ABC's program The Business, for instance, has reported that the global banking prudential regulator, the Basel Committee,.. read more

Fintech investments take off in APAC

Major financial services players, firms in other major centres (especially China), and others wanting into the sector have discovered "fintech", if a new report by Accenture showing a likely quadrupli.. read more

Smartphones fail to catch Australia's pay-wave

The mobile phone in Australia is more ubiquitous and pervasive than ever, with almost 80 per cent of Australians owning at least one smartphone. But according to the latest mobile consumer survey from.. read more

NAB confirms MLC sell off

National Australia Bank yesterday called a trading halt to its shares on the ASX and confirmed a widely circulated rumour: it is selling 80 per cent of its MLC life insurance business to Japanese insu.. read more