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The number of Australians with no access to financial services increased in 2011, according to a new study. read more

The Reserve Bank plans to take a bigger role in directing co-operative infrastructure developments in the payments system and the first item on its agenda is real-time payments' processing. read more

Banks have a big opportunity in the field of identity management, according to Lazaro Campos, the chief executive of international payments standards body SWIFT. read more

Mortgage lender Homeloans Ltd has sent out documents to 140 Refund Home Loans franchisees, offering them independent broker agreements. read more

The performance of recent hybrid issues since they listed on the Australian Securities Exchange has been poor, with the prices of some securities falling below their issue prices. read more

Bank of Queensland completed an issue of asset-backed securities yesterday, increasing the size of the issue from A$500 million to $700 million. read more

Lloyds Bank made its first foray into the Australian securitisation market this week, when it acted as joint lead manager, with ANZ and Macquarie, on Bank of Queensland's latest REDS Trust issue. read more

Investec Bank Australia suffered a A$71.6 million loss in the year to March 2012, after clearing out the bulk of its property development book. read more

The Credit Ombudsman Service needs a better balance between consumer and member interests, and a more systematic approach to handling complaints. These are among the findings of an independent revie.. read more

Consumer goods rental company Thorn Group has maintained growth, despite the overall weakness in the retail market. read more