Macquarie mortgage book balloons 01 December 2014 4:48PM The stellar growth in the home loan book of Macquarie Bank is a highlight, once more, of APRA's monthly data set on banks' portfolios. read more
Murray report countdown 01 December 2014 4:48PM Expectations are high, centred on thin evidence, that the final report of the Financial System Inquiry will be released next weekend, probably on Sunday. read more
First Folio makes its eChoice 01 December 2014 4:45PM First Folio chief executive Peter Andronicus spelled out plans to "double settlement volumes over the next five years," at the company's annual meeting in Sydney on Friday. read more
Briefs: New ANZ India CEO, APRA disinterested in macro-prudentials and AMP wary on NAB 01 December 2014 4:42PM ANZ appointed Sanjeev Bajaj as CEO for India, reporting to CEO International Banking Farhan Faruqui. read more
Tighter affordability tests tipped by S&P 28 November 2014 5:03PM Measures to strengthen debt serviceability assessments are among "likelier options" that may be adopted by bank regulators in Australia to curtail prudential risks from home price growth, Standard &am.. read more
Catholic Super revs Transcomm 28 November 2014 5:02PM Transcomm Credit Union is negotiating an "evolving strategic relationship" with Catholic Super Fund, an alliance intended to allay the weak capital and high cost base of the Melbourne-based ADI. read more
Stellar profits for Australian banking sector 28 November 2014 5:01PM Australia's banking industry is flying along. Over the year to September 2014, banks recorded a combined net profit of A$33.5 billion, an increase of $3.6 billion, or 12 per cent, on the year to Septe.. read more
FIRB fix backed by House of Reps committee 28 November 2014 4:59PM A wider enforcement regime is the centrepiece of the report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on foreign investment in residential real estate. read more
Uber strife at Cabcharge AGM 27 November 2014 4:11PM Investors in Cabcharge voted against its remuneration report at its annual meeting in Sydney yesterday, forcing a vote for a spill of the board, which failed. read more
Financial System Inquiry release date slips back? 27 November 2014 4:08PM The release of the final report of the Financial System Inquiry may be slipping. read more