Liberty swims deeper into mainstream 20 October 2016 4:58PM IPO rumours won't fade for Liberty Financial. The specialist lender produced cracking loan growth and a 19 per cent ROE over the last year. read more
Banks up the ante on ApplePay 18 October 2016 5:28PM A "collective boycott" by most Australian banks of Apple Pay is a threat that's been renewed by banks in their latest missive to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. It's to rationalise.. read more
Global banks 'vulnerable to adverse shocks' 18 October 2016 5:23PM Financial institutions are "more vulnerable to adverse shocks" according to a study led in part by US economist Larry Summers. read more
Tracker mortgage makes Auswide debut 17 October 2016 5:00PM Niche lender Auswide Bank released the 'RBA Rate Tracker' home loan on Friday. read more
RBA stirs "oversupply" concerns 17 October 2016 4:58PM It would take loan defaults of ten to 30 times the norm to produce alarming losses for bank from any oversupply of flats. read more
FirstMac sows bank seeds 11 October 2016 5:20PM FirstMac is taking another crack at breaking into banking's ranks with a dinkum licence, with the Australian government considering the latest attempt by non-bank lender FirstMac to secure approval,.. read more
Broker-sourced loans most 'disturbing': UBS 10 October 2016 5:08PM UBS turns up hard data on "liar loans" via survey findings that are rough on mortgage brokers and banks. read more
Comment: Sunshine shut out at bank inquiry 07 October 2016 4:59PM Although it seemed more a PR festival for opportunistic bank CEOs than an "inquiry", critics of the industry drew selective insight from this week's hearings in Canberra. read more
Westpac's ATM cost is 20 cents per transaction 07 October 2016 4:58PM Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer provided flashes of colour, more than data, for the parliamentary inquiry. read more
BOQ faxes the future 07 October 2016 4:57PM A determined repricing of loans and deposit products to deter customers from switching or refinancing has hit the bottom line of Bank of Queensland and forced the bank to put the brakes on rapid loan.. read more