Credit Clear makes strong gain on ASX debut 28 October 2020 6:17AM Receivables management specialist Credit Clear made its debut on the Australian Securities Exchange yesterday, after raising $15 million through an initial public offering last month. read more
Volt hires TCS for move into transaction banking 28 October 2020 6:16AM Neobank Volt has more IT providers than products, after signing a deal with Tata Consultancy Services to develop a “payments solution”. read more
Westpac to take a $1.2 billion earnings hit 27 October 2020 6:26AM Westpac’s September half earnings will be cut by more than A$1 billion as a result of an increase in provisions and costs associated with its Austrac proceedings, increased customer remediation provis.. read more
BOQ hybrid ‘fairly priced’ 27 October 2020 6:21AM Bank of Queensland has launched a hybrid issue, seeking $200 million, with a margin over three-month BBSW expected to be between 380 and 400 basis points. read more
Responsible lending: why Frydenberg’s changes may fail 26 October 2020 6:28AM The government’s plan to simplify access to credit by removing responsible lending provisions from consumer credit law are likely come unstuck because it has failed to consider the web of industry sta.. read more
NAB’s customer remediation costs keep growing 26 October 2020 6:26AM Few will believe NAB are anywhere near across the dimensions of their misconduct and related liabilities. read more
BNPLs flex their ABS 26 October 2020 6:25AM The asset-backed securities market came to life last week, with Flexigroup and Zip completing placements worth a combined A$550 million. read more
Wisr warehouse expands five-fold 26 October 2020 6:24AM Consumer finance company Wisr has increased its NAB-backed warehouse facility from an initial A$50 million, when it went live in November last year, to $250 million. read more
Bank Australia CTI keeps climbing 23 October 2020 6:05AM Bank Australia might take the gong for highest cost-to-income ratio for a bank in the 2019/20 financial year, reporting an increase in CTI from 73.48 per cent in 2018/19 to 73.52 in the year to June 2.. read more
Pepper prices RMBS on tighter margin 23 October 2020 6:04AM Pepper Group has completed its latest securitisation transaction, raising $1.1 billion in its biggest ever RMBS issue and pricing at tighter margins than its previous deals this year. read more