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More than half of the external administrators' reports filed with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission during the 2013/14 financial year, detailing business insolvencies, included alleg.. read more

The Review of the Personal Property Securities Act has released the first of a series of consultation papers, in which it calls for an amendment that would stop short-term leases being captured by the.. read more

A review of the lending practices of low doc lenders issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission last week includes a number of important findings applying to responsible lending ge.. read more

Prepaid card supplier emerchants has acquired Store Financial Services UK Ltd, a UK-based "prepaid stored value program" company, in a deal worth A$24.9 million. read more

Households are taking on more housing debt relative to their incomes but low interest rates mean that repayments are not eating into income, according to the latest Reserve Bank household finance data.. read more

On Friday, ASIC cancelled the credit licence of Rosa Villella, the sole director of All Loans R Us Pty Ltd, for failing to comply with responsible lending obligations. read more

Credit reporting agency Dun & Bradstreet has identified an increase in the number of consumers with adverse credit histories and has forecast a rise in consumer financial stress, meaning more peop.. read more

Sydney's ranking in the annual Global Financial Centre Index has fallen from fifteenth last year to 23 in the latest survey. read more

After assessing stakeholder feedback the Financial Ombudsman Service has decided not to proceed with several proposed changes to its terms of reference. read more

With a growing number of corporate bonds being listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and modifications to the structures of debt and hybrid securities resulting from regulatory change, the ASX.. read more