Covered bonds coming back for APAC majors

Mortgage-covered bonds issued by Australia's four major banks increased 51.8 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2016 to A$8 billion, primarily due to the refinancing of A$7.8 billion of mat.. read more

ING Direct tests the fintech waters

Australia's largest online only bank remains respectful of the tech-focussed financial services community, rather than seeing it as a possible source of challenger businesses. After all, ING Direct wa.. read more

Comment: the next bank swap administrator

In retrospect, the decision by AFMA to step away from setting the all-important swap rate should be seen as a natural progression of the industry consultation that has been underway in recent years, l.. read more