Comment: The argument for a Glass-Steagall is clear 08 August 2014 4:06PM Once out of the bottle, the spirit of the Glass-Steagall Act is going to be hard to put back, particularly when it's the Financial System Inquiry chairman David Murray who's suggested that Australian.. read more
Whitehead to 'transition' out of CUA 07 August 2014 3:47PM CUA announced yesterday that Chris Whitehead, its chief executive officer, has decided to leave after five years in the top job at Australia's largest credit union. According to a media statement from.. read more
RMBS ratings downgrades follow negative LMI actions 07 August 2014 3:44PM A new report from Moody's Investors Service says that during calendar year 2013, 88 Asia-Pacific structured finance transactions, all of which were originally rated single-A or higher by the age.. read more
ANZ heads loans league tables 07 August 2014 3:44PM ANZ has comfortably topped the Thomson Reuters LPC's monthly mandated loan arranger league tables for the Asia Pacific region (including Australia, excluding Japan), for the year to 31 July. read more
ASIC steps up enforcement actions 01 August 2014 4:01PM The Australian Securities and Investments Commission yesterday released its sixth six-monthly enforcement report, detailing outcomes achieved between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2014. read more
Disruptive model means Google Bank 'won't happen' 31 July 2014 3:42PM An analyst at Forrester with with expertise in the European consumer financial services sector, has published a report titled: "Why Google Bank won't happen, but a Google-powered financial services hu.. read more
Reserve Bank NZD sell-off a possibility 25 July 2014 3:52PM The Reserve Bank of New Zealand's commentary accompanying its rate hike fired up speculation it could intervene to push the New Zealand dollar lower. read more
RealMe shows the way forward for digital identity 25 July 2014 3:49PM New Zealand's digital identification system, known as RealMe, has been given further validation by NZForex, a wholly owned subsidiary of the ASX listed OzForex Group. read more
RBA outlines renminbi policies and future directions 24 July 2014 4:02PM If the internationalisation of the renminbi and subsequent capital account liberalisation in China becomes a reality, then a major reshaping of global capital flows and the international financial sys.. read more
Big banks look to Asia, corporate customers hold back 24 July 2014 4:01PM The macro-economic drivers in Asia are "the friend" of banks and investors with an Asian focus, mused Andrew Géczy, ANZ's chief executive for international and institutional banking, in an article in.. read more