RMBS market stays the course 06 July 2020 6:13AM Bluestone is the latest lender to complete the mortgage securitisation transaction in a market that continued to function throughout the crisis, with the support of the Australian Office of Financial.. read more
NAB appoints business banking chief 30 June 2020 6:22AM Former Bank of Montreal executive Andrew Irvine has joined National Australia Bank, where he will run the business and private banking division. read more
Open banking data intermediary rules ‘too restrictive’ 30 June 2020 6:09AM The ACCC plan for regulating data intermediaries in the open banking market is criticised as being “too rigid and too narrow”. read more
Call to extend First Home Loan Deposit Scheme 29 June 2020 5:56AM The second allocation of places under the government’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme will become available this week. read more
Finance firms in the dark on basics 25 June 2020 6:23AM A surprising 22 per cent of firms in financial services “don’t know” whether their revenue went up or down over the last year. Serious: this is ABS data. read more
Banks told to use their capital buffers 25 June 2020 6:12AM The Council of Financial Regulators has endorsed APRA’s position that banks should use their capital buffers to ensure the continued flow of credit. read more
Renters see their chance 25 June 2020 6:11AM A growing number of renters are hoping to take advantage of falling dwelling prices by applying for home loans. read more
Flexigroup humms with higher BNPL repeat spend 24 June 2020 5:47AM Finance company FlexiGroup has declared the reorganisation of its buy now pay later products under the humm brand a success, reporting that it has added 380,000 new customers over the past 11 months. read more
AMP Life sale approved 24 June 2020 5:43AM AMP is one step closer to what its CEO Francesco De Ferrari calls a “leaner and simpler operating model”, following its announcement yesterday that it has received all regulatory approvals for the sal.. read more
Bank fee income falls 22 June 2020 4:44AM Another pressure point for the banking sector is falling fee income. Last year was the second successive year it has fallen, after steady growth in the past. read more