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The housing finance market continued its steady recovery in September, but the business lending market may have stalled again. According to the latest Reserve Bank figures, housing finance balances.. read more

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has used its submission to a Senate inquiry into its performance to argue for higher standards for financial advisers, tighter controls on "bad a.. read more

Only a small minority of small business owners are concerned that lack of access to debt finance is holding back the growth of their business, a new survey has found. Many more are aiming to reduce.. read more

Financial institutions have enjoyed the benefits of low margins on bonds, asset-backed securities and other debt issues this year, but they should recognise that the global credit market is fragile.. read more

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has offered authorised deposit-taking institutions interim relief to help them comply with aspects of the rules governing the Financial Claims Scheme. read more

ANZ reported a net profit of A$6.3 billion for the 12 months to September - an increase of 11 per cent on the previous corresponding period. On the bank's preferred measure, cash profits, earnings r.. read more

ANZ's Australian division has the right settings to maintain above-system growth in retail and commercial banking, the bank's chief executive, Mike Smith, told analysts at the bank's results briefin.. read more

bankmecu will offer its customers PayTag, a technology that allows users to make contactless payments from their mobile phones. read more

The comparison website finder.com.au has issued a warning to borrowers to check the "revert rate" of lenders when shopping for a fixed-rate mortgage. It said some lenders were putting borrowers on h.. read more

Mortgage aggregator AFG has completed its second issue of residential mortgage-backed securities for the year, with pricing on the latest deal being lower than on its inaugural issue in March. read more