PEXA sticks cash in financial AI 30 May 2022 5:45AM Digital property exchange operator PEXA Group is aiming to strengthen its position as a provider of data analytics to financial institutions, with an investment in artificial intelligence start-up Elu.. read more
NAB’s no-fee BNPL pitch 27 May 2022 5:31AM NAB’s pitch for business in the crowded buy now pay later market is that its new product, NAB Now Pay Later, has no late fees, no interest charges, no account fees and no minimum purchase amount. read more
Westpac sells super, asset management businesses 27 May 2022 5:30AM Westpac expects to make an after-tax gain of A$225 million and add eight basis points to its common equity tier 1 capital ratio from the sale of superannuation and asset management businesses. read more
Capex drops 27 May 2022 5:29AM After a strong recovery last year, business investment has faltered, with education and trading, arts and recreation, and retail trade falling furthest. read more
First mandatory hybrid conversion 26 May 2022 5:21AM In an Australian capital market first, an issuer of hybrid securities has converted capital notes into ordinary shares under mandatory conversion provisions. read more
Challenger ready to step up in banking 25 May 2022 5:46AM Retirement income specialist Challenger is getting serious about its move into banking, reporting that it has received approval from APRA for its ADI subsidiary to start offering non-retail loans. read more
Big banks have a bet each way on mortgage rates 25 May 2022 5:39AM Since lifting their variable home loan rates by 25 basis points earlier this month, three of the big banks have launched more sharply priced offers to attract new borrowers. read more
Banks’ return to the RMBS market puts pressure on margins 25 May 2022 5:38AM Banks have returned to the securitisation market this year, with the RBA’s funding tap turned off, and the latest bank issuer of residential-mortgage-backed securities is AMP Bank. read more
End of year deadline for co-ordinated sustainability disclosure 23 May 2022 5:47AM The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board has moved closer to its goal of establishing a “comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures”, issuing the steps it wi.. read more
Key humm shareholder opposes Latitude sale 19 May 2022 5:22AM Andrew Abercrombie, a founder and former chief executive of humm group - and currently a director and 20 per cent shareholder - has broken ranks with fellow directors by advocating against the sale of.. read more