FIIG bond not so fixed for Lechte 14 September 2015 3:38PM A significant stake in FIIG Securities Limited is on the market. read more
Moody's has interest only in Australian mortgage risk 11 September 2015 4:21PM It is the loan to valuation ratio rather than the use of a home loan to fund property investment that is the chief risk for Australian banks and other lenders to manage, Moody's Investors Service conc.. read more
Old guard at war with Jordan in FSU 10 September 2015 4:33PM The internal warfare within the Finance Sector Union has burst into the public domain, with the national secretary, Fiona Jordan, outlining a catalogue of woes to members via the union's website. read more
More robots for ANZ 09 September 2015 3:55PM ANZ is taking an observant but seemingly jaded approach to the fashion for a deep interest in the capacity of the "fintech" sector to "disrupt" banking. read more
Beyond Bank closes branches 09 September 2015 3:54PM Beyond Bank Australia said it would be closing branches in Belmont in NSW, Roxby Downs in South Australia and Dickson in the Australian Capital Territory. read more
Fading crisis memory a stability risk: RBA 09 September 2015 3:53PM Policymakers "must not forget the full costs of financial instability and the distress it can cause," Luci Ellis, head of the Financial Stability Department at the Reserve Bank of Australia, has cauti.. read more
RedZed lifts sights in the RMBS market 09 September 2015 3:52PM Mortgage funder RedZed Lending Solutions aims to become a more frequent user of the debt capital market, with the Melbourne-based firm in the throes of marketing its third series of mortgage-backed se.. read more
Lending conditions worsen for banks 09 September 2015 3:51PM Borrowing conditions worsened and demand for credit weakened over the past three months, the National Australia Bank business survey released yesterday found. read more
Comment: years after St George takeover Westpac gets to work 08 September 2015 3:55PM "What have you been doing the last six years?" was a pointed, and pertinent, question by JP Morgan banking analyst Scott Manning late in yesterday's investor day for Westpac. read more
Comment: Australian banks' costs too high 07 September 2015 3:55PM It is not often Banking Day finds sell side analysts speaking out on the cornerstone dilemmas in the Australian industry, but UBS analyst Jonathon Mott has produced a caustic comment on the state of t.. read more