Driving forward at ingogo

Taxi bookings challenger ingogo claims to already have a market share equal to one tenth of that of the industry's leading provider, Cabcharge. read more

Bank wholesale funding getting cheaper

Much of the stress imposed by the onset of the financial crisis six years ago has washed through the system, with the bonds of major banks trading at spreads approaching as low a point as at any time.. read more

Swap fuss erodes UK profit

Fixed-rate, or "tailored" business loans, many dating back to National Australia Bank's aggressive growth in the mid 1980s, have emerged as the latest drag on the bank's UK earnings. read more

Clarification: Rural Finance Corp

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank - which is buying Rural Finance Corp of Victoria from the state government - point out that fewer than 10 per cent of loans of Rural Finance Corp are provided on a concession.. read more

Rural loans suit Bendigo

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will expand its agribusiness banking interests by 50 per cent with the purchase of Rural Finance Corporation of Victoria from the state government. read more

COAG looks to private finance

Increased private sector involvement "in both the funding and financing of infrastructure" is a core aim of an agreement made by the Council of Australian Governments on Friday. read more

Solicitors no conduit for a bankruptcy notice

National Australia Bank failed to obtain a sequestration order against a delinquent borrower after a court found that the service of the bankruptcy notice through its customer's lawyer was defective. read more

Bitcoin of minor relevance, says PSB

Risks to the payments system arising from the now-passing fad for the Bitcoin virtual currency "appear to be limited in the Australian context at this stage", an assessment prepared for the May meetin.. read more