Government heavy on levy confidentiality contracts 18 May 2017 4:44PM The progress of the government's bank levy may be impeded by the confidentiality contracts the major banks have been forced to sign. read more
Australia's 1Q17 finance stats trekking upwards 18 May 2017 4:05PM The total value of owner occupied housing finance commitments tracked by the ABS in March 2017, compared with February 2017, shows the total value rose by at least 0.1 per cent. read more
eftpos talks up plans for "mission critical" Hub 18 May 2017 4:04PM eftpos says its Hub infrastructure is "mission critical infrastructure" - and it has two new payments services planned for launch this year. read more
ANZ shines in sluggish loan market 17 May 2017 3:48PM The Thomson Reuters Asia Pacific loan market statistics for the first four months of this year show 240 deals closed - the lowest since April 2012. read more
NAB uncovers BOQ difference 17 May 2017 3:44PM In a note circulated to clients earlier this week, National Australia Bank's capital financing team has explained the benefits of the A$3.25 billion conditional pass-through covered bond program they.. read more
BOQ first to market with conditional pass-through notes 12 May 2017 4:45PM Bank of Queensland is preparing to issue its inaugural tranche of covered bonds, backed by a pool of residential mortgages, that will also be a market first. read more
Privacy awareness still falls short 12 May 2017 4:44PM Despite an uneven series of results in Deloitte's latest privacy index, the largest organisations in Australia's financial sector come out well ahead of their ASX 100 peers at appreciating the need to.. read more
Bankers' pay hitched to breach notices 11 May 2017 4:08PM The new Banking Executive Accountability Regime, introduced as part of this week's slew of banking changes, is also likely to push breach reporting back onto the radar of senior banking executives. read more
KPMG moves into fintech-bank matchmaking 11 May 2017 4:06PM Major consulting firm KPMG International has announced the acquisition of Matchi, a financial services technology and "matchmaking" platform that connects financial institutions with fintech companies.. read more
APRA restructures, expands its leadership team 11 May 2017 4:05PM APRA says the addition of four new senior executives to its leadership team is part of a broader organisational restructure to respond to changes in the financial sector. read more