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National Australia Bank returned to the asset-backed securities market late last week, after an absence of eight years, and with A$400 million transaction. read more

The Financial Ombudsman Service has thrown its weight behind recommendations made by the Energy and Water Ombudsman New South Wales aimed at raising consumer awareness of free ombudsman services. read more

A Senate committee has recommended that the consumer protection provisions of the Government's new credit reporting rules be strengthened. read more

The AFMA has re-elected ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac as its prime banks. read more

For the second time this month issuers of residential mortgage-backed securities have been able to complete their transactions without the support of the Australian Office of Financial Management. read more

Fixed income broker FIIG Securities has forecast that the contraction in spreads on residential mortgage-backed securities will continue. read more

Years of regulatory reform in the wake of the financial crisis have yet to deliver a safer global financial structure, says the International Monetary Fund. read more

Australian financial institutions are doing a good job of meeting their anti-money laundering obligations in areas that are straightforward but there is a "fundamental lack of knowledge" when matter.. read more

Just a day after Bendigo and Adelaide Bank launched an issue of convertible preference shares, Suncorp Group has followed suit and is looking to raise A$350 million of new tier-one capital. read more

General insurers achieved growth in premiums over the past year but not enough to deliver underwriting profits. read more