Activists take control of RHG 20 April 2011 4:29PM The activist shareholders in RHG Group have succeeded in securing the agreement of the existing board to appoint three new directors. read more
Loan serviceability standards questioned 19 April 2011 4:36PM The long-standing use by banks of the poverty line as a proxy for living costs is the subject of a fresh, but sceptical, review by a team of Merrill Lynch banking analysts. read more
In the red at Yellow Brick Road 19 April 2011 4:35PM Neither the network of 44 Yellow Brick Road branches nor its four established, though unrelated, financial services' businesses are generating much cash for the group, which is on the verge of a bac.. read more
RHG backtracks on delisting 19 April 2011 4:33PM The board of RHG Group has changed tack and will maintain an ASX listing following the planned selective share buyback that will be considered at a special meeting after Easter. read more
Energy spot market too hot for banks 18 April 2011 5:12PM The risk management practices of banks and other big buyers of electricity are under the spotlight, with a couple of them seeking intervention from the energy regulator to compel electricity supplie.. read more
NAB corrects payments blunder in a day 18 April 2011 5:09PM At some stage on Friday night, National Australia Bank resolved its payment processing blunder from Thursday night, but the bank still suffered a barrage of disdainful public commentary that undermi.. read more
600 redundant branches at NAB 18 April 2011 5:07PM As with the extended payments processing dramas at National Australia Bank in November and December last year, the bank opened a hundred branches on Saturday to cater to the needs of customers aggra.. read more
Two cent levy on super funds to cover Trio compo 14 April 2011 4:26PM Superannuation funds will pay a levy of two cents per $100 to cover the A$55 million in compensation the Federal Government will pay in connection with losses arising from the failure of Trio Capita.. read more
Credit purchases a minority choice 13 April 2011 4:13PM Two markers of a long-term shift in the pattern of the payments market are evident in the monthly payment card data for February 2011 compiled by the Reserve Bank of Australia, with the diminishing.. read more
ABS rush on 13 April 2011 4:07PM The market for asset-backed securities has an almost boom-time air about it, with the last week's record-breaking flow being followed by yet more new issuance. read more