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Unlike other business and consumer lenders that put the brakes on their originations over the past year, finance company Butn continued to push for growth. read more

Moody’s Investors Service has released its latest credit trends report for Asia Pacific, saying the ratings outlook for non-financial corporates in the region and Australia is stable. read more

The value of new housing loan commitments fell 1 per cent in June, compared with the previous month. This follows a fall of 4.8 per cent in May. read more

Small business and consumer finance companies are struggling to maintain growth in the face of higher funding costs, rising arrears and weaker demand. read more

The chief financial ombudsman has criticised banks and other financial institutions for failing to deal with customer complaints before they are escalated to the external dispute resolution stage. read more

ANZ staff will vote on a new enterprise agreement in September, after the bank and the Finance Sector Union reached in-principle agreement on a new EA – the first in seven years. read more

Last month’s release of the International Sustainability Standards Board’s inaugural standards for sustainability-related and climate-related disclosures, IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, has triggered responses.. read more

Buy now pay later credit has become one of the most common forms of debt in financial counselling casework, a Financial Counselling Australia survey has found. read more

Newcastle Greater Mutual Group, the product of the recent merger of Newcastle Permanent Building Society and Greater Bank, has made good on its promise to use its scale to deliver new services, launch.. read more

The government has amended the Consumer Data Right designation for authorised deposit-taking institutions to clarify the scope of products that are covered by extending the definition to leases. read more