Driving forward at ingogo 13 May 2014 3:16PM 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 12 May 2014 3:35PM 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 09 May 2014 3:34PM 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 09 May 2014 3:31PM 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
Parochial interests rule in rural finance 08 May 2014 4:11PM The failure to open up the bidding process for Rural Finance Corporation of Victoria continues to be a talking point in the industry. read more
Buffer mid-point an interim capital target 06 May 2014 3:51PM A severe economic episode should chew through only half of Westpac's capital conservation buffer, if the bank's thinking about scenarios is plausible. read more
Rural loans suit Bendigo 06 May 2014 3:49PM 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 05 May 2014 3:37PM 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 05 May 2014 3:34PM 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 05 May 2014 3:33PM 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