PPSA treatment of leases must be clarified 20 October 2014 4:12PM The review of the Personal Property Securities Act has addressed what it describes as "perhaps the most challenging question raised in submissions" in its latest consultation paper - but it has not co.. read more
Variable mortgage rates down in the September quarter 20 October 2014 4:11PM The Reserve Bank has not changed the cash rate in over a year but competitive pressure is forcing lenders to keep their variable mortgage rates under review. read more
Credit card applications rise 20 October 2014 4:10PM According to the latest Veda consumer credit demand index, applications for credit cards rose seven per cent during the September quarter, compared with the same period last year. read more
Briefs: Apple Pay launches in the US, RBNZ tweaks TWI, GE mum on local asset sale, UK mortgage rates 20 October 2014 4:09PM More than 500 financial institutions have signed on to Apple Pay, the smartphone maker said at the end of last week. read more
Efic re-emerges as an SME export champion 17 October 2014 4:48PM Australia's export credit agency Efic helped provide export working capital to 206 small and medium businesses in the 2013/14 financial year. Efic managing director Andrew Hunter has sharpened the age.. read more
MasterCard promotes 'market ready' MasterPass 17 October 2014 4:46PM MasterCard has launched a new advertising and marketing campaign for its online payment option MasterPass, signalling that the service is now "market ready." read more
Satisfied but disloyal: the young tech-savvy customer puzzle 17 October 2014 4:46PM Researcher RFi has found few "sticky" customers among younger customers using digital channels to do their banking. read more
CBA pushes for 'everday card' payments on Sydney's Opal network 17 October 2014 4:42PM Commonwealth Bank is keen to build on its work as a member of the Pearl Consortium, which has developed Sydney's Opal public transport payment system, to open the city's electronic ticketing system to.. read more
Corporate debt levels to fall 16 October 2014 5:29PM The chief financial officers of major companies expect their gearing to fall in the year ahead, according to the latest Deloitte Quarterly CFO Survey. read more
Treasury releases new credit card regulation 15 October 2014 5:30PM Treasury has released an exposure draft of a banking regulation amendment designed to open up the credit market, with changes to take effect on January 1 next year. read more