Westpac to take a $1.2 billion earnings hit

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’

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

BNPLs flex their ABS

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

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

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

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