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The Reserve Bank has warned that the low volatility that has been a feature of financial markets this year will not persist and that things could get "messy" when current conditions are unwound. read more

Trade credit managers have tightened their credit policies over the past year, despite reporting more positive sentiment about the outlook for the economy. read more

A new online service designed to give investors a forum for rating financial planners may eventually include finance brokers in its coverage. read more

Payment services company Cuscal will introduce non-mutual shareholders with material stakes as a result of its planned all scrip acquisition of Strategic Payments Services. read more

Commercial lending activity fell heavily in August, after recording steady growth in recent months. read more

The number of job ads posted on employment website SEEK has increased by more than ten per cent over the past year and the banking and finance sector has been a big contributor. read more

The value of credit card balances accruing interest has fallen to its lowest level since December 2009. read more

SAI Global has concluded the process it started five months ago when it was approached by a suitor without doing a deal. The board said it could not recommend a transaction that would be in the intere.. read more

SocietyOne chief executive Matt Symons has defended the use of the term "peer to peer lender" to describe his business, despite the fact that only a small number of wholesale investors are able to use.. read more

The Minister for Finance, Mathias Cormann, has announced plans to increase competition in the credit card industry by expanding access to the Visa and MasterCard systems beyond the current group of pa.. read more