Third time lucky for CBA's financial planning clients 06 December 2016 5:11PM The third report in a series of reviews by KordaMentha Forensic indicates the CBA financial advice review is well on the way to meeting all the conditions imposed by ASIC. read more
Covered bond quality to remain 'strong' and 'stable' in 2017 06 December 2016 5:03PM Moody's says the quality of the mortgage collateral in cover pools in the four largest issuer countries in the Asia Pacific region is expected to remain strong and stable. read more
Bitcoin sector pushes for voluntary regulation and compliance 01 December 2016 5:23PM The Australian Digital Currency & Commerce Association has developed a code of conduct to fill what it sees as a regulatory gap in yet another corner of the fast moving fintech sector read more
Round two goes against Australian banks over Apple Pay access 30 November 2016 5:37PM ACCC has shaken up three major banks and the largest regional bank by denying them authorisation to collectively bargain with, and to potentially boycott, tech giant Apple over access to Apple Pay. read more
APRA stats confirm the shape of lending trends 30 November 2016 5:30PM APRA yesterday released its quarterly ADI Property Exposures for the period to 30 September 2016, along with several other performance measures. read more
Commercial property emerging as APRA's next risk factor 30 November 2016 5:29PM APRA has decided to publish industry level data showing the aggregated commercial property exposure limits for all Australian ADIs. read more
Growth hungry Smartpay to target merchant acquiring fees 29 November 2016 4:07PM Smartpay reported an eight per cent increase in revenue and a 262 per cent increase in net profit after tax in its latest half year results, and outlined its plans to take more market share from the t.. read more
Satisfaction with big four banks declines in October 29 November 2016 4:06PM The overall satisfaction level among the Big Four banks' personal customers in the six months to October 2016 declined by two per cent, pulled down by unhappy home loan borrowers. read more
ASIC bans Westpac financial planner for 'inappropriate advice' 29 November 2016 4:02PM ASIC has banned former Westpac financial planner, Anthony Bishop, of Chelmer, Queensland, from providing financial services for eight years. read more
Resimac launches A$300m prime mortgage backed securitisation 29 November 2016 3:59PM Non-bank home lender Resimac has started marketing its RESIMAC Premier Series 2016-2. read more