La Trobe lives with higher arrears 04 February 2015 4:39PM New business levels at specialist lender La Trobe Financial are skipping along, with levels approaching those experienced prior to the 2008 financial crisis. read more
Apple reports strong US Apple Pay rollout numbers, no word on Australia 02 February 2015 4:09PM More than 700 banks and other card issuers in the United States have joined Apple's NFC payments service, Apple Pay, since its launch last October. read more
Comment: West-Pac a regional flop 30 January 2015 4:53PM Anyone remember one rationale for the choice of name upon the rebranding of Bank of New South Wales back in 1982? read more
Optus credit insurance policy held invalid for a second time 28 January 2015 4:35PM Trade receivables insurer Atradius has won an appeal in a wrangle with Optus over a credit insurance policy from 2007 that covered money owed to the telco by its customer Bill Express. read more
Under geared and underwhelmed by borrowing opportunities 28 January 2015 4:34PM According to two recent surveys, business demand for credit may be worse than lacklustre, representing a significant restraint on growth for banks in Australia. read more
ANZ facing pay blues 28 January 2015 4:34PM Friction is building between ANZ and the Finance Sector Union following a bank offer to some employees for an extra 0.75 percentage point pay rise if they forego select conditions. read more
Comment: A bank capital explosion 27 January 2015 5:01PM The fast work by ANZ to jostle to the front of the bank capital sales queue is a symptom of an overpowering drive in the industry at present. read more
First Data's Tait moves to Indue 27 January 2015 4:59PM Payments company Indue Limited has hired John Tait, the managing director of First Data in Australia for the last four years. read more
'Number one' OMB operators brawl with BOQ 23 January 2015 5:12PM Tawdry details of yet another wrangle between Bank of Queensland and disaffected franchisees of the bank's branches have received an airing in the Supreme Court of Victoria. read more
Pay cuts for financial planners 23 January 2015 5:08PM Senior financial planners at banks can expect to earn less this year. read more