Credit quality trend remains positive 31 January 2023 5:35AM The Bank of Queensland’s latest Pillar 3 report, released yesterday, shows the credit quality of the bank’s residential mortgage portfolio improved over the three months to the end of November. read more
Embedded finance tops the list for investment in financial innovation 31 January 2023 5:25AM Australian financial institutions planning to invest in business innovation have given top priority to embedded finance and ESG, according to new research. read more
'Rogue employee' excuse for misconduct doesn't wash 30 January 2023 3:30AM The Federal Court has found that a lack of “direct participation” by senior managers of a debt repair company in misleading or deceptive conduct by the company’s customer-facing workers is not a mitig.. read more
Metrics takes charge at Payright 27 January 2023 5:45AM Lender Metrics Credit Partners, which moved to a 52.5 per cent holding in Payright earlier this month, has acted quickly to overhaul the board and management of the struggling buy now pay later compan.. read more
Finsure brokers tap open banking data 25 January 2023 5:05AM Mortgage aggregator Finsure has entered the consumer data right world and has started providing its brokers with open banking data for use in processing loan applications. read more
Change Financial granted AFSL 24 January 2023 5:07AM Fintech Change Financial has secured an Australian financial services licence, opening the way for the company to offer its payments-as-a-service product in the local market. read more
Securitisation market activity fell in 2022 24 January 2023 5:00AM After a bumper year in 2021, when the Australian securitisation market recorded around A$60 billion of transactions, issuance fell back to around $54 billion last year. read more
EML leadership overhaul continues 23 January 2023 4:17AM As trouble-plagued EML Payments embarks on significant changes to its business, flowing from last year’s strategic review, it has parted company with its chief financial officer Robert Shore. read more
The year in review: CDR was 2022's big underachiever 16 December 2022 7:59AM The Minister for Financial Services’ reaction to the year’s biggest non-event – the lacklustre performance of the CDR – is to call for a new name to replace ‘Consumer Data Right’. read more
ANZ restructure approved 16 December 2022 4:57AM ANZ shareholders approved a restructuring of the bank at a scheme meeting yesterday, which will see the group’s banking and non-banking business split into two separate companies. read more