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National Australia Bank's break-up marketing strategy has not given it any advantage in terms of customer satisfaction. The bank's satisfaction score has gone up in recent months but so have those o.. read more

Australia's anti-money laundering regime has been strengthened to deal with the increased threat of laundering through remittance dealers. read more

Citigroup's chief economist, Willem Buiter, believes it to be a certainty that Greece will default on its sovereign debt payments, and he also believes the event will not trigger a financial crisis.. read more

When it comes to business banking, the bigger the business the happier the customer. Medium and large businesses reported higher satisfaction levels than micro and small businesses in two recent sur.. read more

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has put credit providers on notice that they need to start making the transition from the ASIC Register of Company Charges to the new Personal Pr.. read more

ING Direct priced its latest issue of residential mortgage backed securities on Friday, paying five basis points more for the top tranche of notes than it did when it last issued in October. However.. read more

Australians are turning 30 before buying their first home, according to new research. The Genworth International Mortgage Trends Report, released yesterday, puts the average age of first home buyers a.. read more

While niche lenders make a last ditch bid to derail the Government's plan to ban mortgage exit fees, a number of lenders have cut their fees. There are plenty of others that are waiting to see how the.. read more

Point of sale finance provider ThinkSmart has finalised a new A$100 million funding arrangement with Westpac that will give it the scope to look for new distribution arrangements. read more

Greens MP Adam Bandt said his party's banking bill, currently before the House of Representatives, was "just the start" of a number of changes the party hopes to make to the financial services indus.. read more