Gift card fraud up 38 per cent 28 March 2019 5:23PM Gift card fraud increased by 38 per cent to more than A$5 million in 2018, making it the most popular payment method for scammers. read more
Small lender thinks bigger in SMSF space 27 March 2019 5:20PM Commercial property lender ThinkTank is expanding its self-managed superannuation fund lending business, aiming to fill the gap left by the big banks exiting the market. read more
Goldfields BNKrs down brand 27 March 2019 5:17PM It's all change at Goldfields Money, which has a new name and an injection of new talent on the board. read more
Minister wants approved industry codes 26 March 2019 4:30PM Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert has made it clear that the government wants to see industry bodies in the financial services sector apply to have their codes of practice approved by the Australian S.. read more
SMSF borrowing reprieved 25 March 2019 5:04PM The SMSF leverage data is worrying, worse than when David Murray reported.The policy decision - LRBA stays within SMSFs - is one motivated by the worry over the credit slowdown. Josh Frydenberg is the.. read more
ANZ behind the curve on tier one capital 25 March 2019 5:02PM A CET1 capital ratio of 11.3 per cent is enough, for now, at ANZ. read more
Life releases $600m capital for Suncorp 25 March 2019 5:01PM Suncorp has completed the sale of its life insurance business and has announced a special dividend (in May) to begin the distribution of proceeds of the sale. read more
Cashwerkz adds at-call accounts 25 March 2019 5:00PM Online term deposit marketplace Cashwerkz has launched an at-call savings account option. At launch, the service offers account options from three authorised deposit-taking institutions. read more
ME picks up share in a slowing market 22 March 2019 3:18PM ME Bank chief executive Jamie McPhee says the government made the right call when it decided not to proceed with its plan to prohibit trail commissions on broker mortgage sales. read more
NPP clocks up $11bn in spending 22 March 2019 3:16PM There were around 13 million payments in January, with a value of A$11 billion, using the New Payments Platform, according to Reserve Bank data. read more