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Australian syndicated loan volumes fell heavily in the March quarter, with issuance down 50 per cent on the previous corresponding period. It was the fourth lowest quarter in the past ten years. read more

Mortgage insurer Genworth has entered into a request for proposal with National Australia Bank regarding NAB's existing lenders mortgage insurance contract for the NAB Broker business. read more

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority chairman Wayne Byres says the regulator is ready to act on recommendations of the Financial System Inquiry, without waiting "for every i to be dotted and t t.. read more

Financial System Inquiry chairman David Murray has added his voice to the call for the government and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to act quickly to level up the playing field in the.. read more

Ian Narev admits that he has no idea which emerging technology is going to be critical to the success of his bank in the years ahead, but that doesn't worry him too much. read more

ANZ took a significant step in the automation of its trade finance business this month when it completed a transaction for a shipment of iron ore to China using a bank payment obligation with an elect.. read more

Lenders are missing an opportunity to sell insurance when they sell a mortgage, with fewer than a third of people even remembering that they were offered a home and contents policy at the time they to.. read more

The Supreme Court of Victoria has ruled that the Code of Banking Practice has contractual force, in a case in which National Australia Bank failed in a A$6.2 million claim against five loan guarantees.. read more

Consumer finance researcher Canstar has called for a review of home loan comparison rates, saying changes in the mortgage market since their introduction have robbed them of their usefulness. read more

Consumers have linked A$150 million of funds to the Monetise platform since the "personal finance organiser" site was launched in February. read more