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ATM operator Stargroup still has not come up with the cash to complete a takeover of the ATM switching and processing business of Indue announced in September. read more

Kiwibank yesterday evening alerted debt investors it "cannot proceed with the settlement" of a A$175 million, ten-year bond priced (as in 'agreed') only last week.Maybe the bank meant it simply 'no lo.. read more

Almost every prominent non-bank funder is contributing to a smorgasbord of mortgage-backed bonds on offer to bond-starved credit investors this week. read more

The enthusiasm of financial regulators for further macroprudential policy measures may brighten, as the effect of past measures fades. read more

One adverse dynamic for banks in their credit card portfolios has reversed, at least for now, with balances accruing interest on the rise, on an annual basis. It may be a lead indicator of a better 20.. read more

Customer numbers have ticked past the 400,000 mark at ME, a bank yet to surpass double digit returns, but so far keeping its industry fund owners content. read more

National Australia Bank's wandering ranking on customer satisfaction remains on the right track, after around a year or more of declines in the Roy Morgan Research Consumer Satisfaction Report. read more

Westpac's CEO Brian Hartzer said a weekly email on the Melbourne apartment market tells him there is "potentially creating a bit of a glut of supply". read more

Bank lending to fossil fuel miners and generators has reduced, and continues to fall, with major banks forcing select customers to seek finance elsewhere. read more

Latitude Finance Australia is breaking new ground in the debt capital market, as the first financier to put a master trust structure to work in an asset-backed transaction. But the yield on the store.. read more