Westpac rides cycles of change for 200 years 07 April 2017 3:05PM Westpac Institutional Bank chief executive Lyn Cobley has warned that the looming "transitioning economy" will be characterised by ever shorter cycles of change. read more
Trouble with trust and culture 07 April 2017 3:04PM ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft is "still really troubled" with continuing banking scandals on FX, bank bill rate manipulation, and insurance, he told the AFR Banking & Wealth Summit. read more
NAB review frees up $56 billion to boost business 06 April 2017 3:38PM National Australia Bank is offering up to A$56 billion in potential loans to small to medium business with the introduction of what it calls an Enhanced Lending Application tool to "pre-assess" more t.. read more
Open data defines new battle lines 05 April 2017 3:46PM Talk at the ABA's first Open Data Symposium centred on how the banking sector can work together on an acceptable and legal way to share customer data. read more
'Consumers first' debated on open data 05 April 2017 3:44PM The lack of planning and clarity around the customer use case for an open data regime was the focus of discussion by the stakeholder panel at the Australian Bankers Association's Open Data Symposium. read more
Pepper Pioneer Tuttle cast out 04 April 2017 3:36PM Patrick Tuttle, co-chief executive of the diversified and acquisitive financial services player, Pepper Group, has left the company after 16 years. read more
Mortgages beyond Sydney and Melbourne will pump up flat housing market 31 March 2017 5:32PM There is more to the housing market in Australia than just Sydney and Melbourne, and action in regional markets will keep today's figures in shape for 2017 - expect more regulation, says a new Deloitt.. read more
Australian home loan delinquencies leapt in January 31 March 2017 5:30PM The number of delinquent housing loans underlying Australian prime residential mortgage-backed securities increased in January, in line with long-term trends across all markets. read more
Red Zed raises A$300m RMBS 31 March 2017 5:29PM Specialist lender Red Zed Lending Solutions yesterday priced a A$300 million securitisation, the "RedZed Trust Series 2017-1". read more
Class action against Thorn Group's consumer finance arm 30 March 2017 4:55PM Law firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers has launched a class action in the Federal Court in Sydney against Thorn Australia Pty Ltd, which trades as Radio Rentals. read more