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Banks that provide asset "custody" as part of an investment services business will have to meet new financial requirements outlined by ASIC. read more

Peer-to-peer lender iGrin is coming out of hibernation, with backing from some West Australian investors. read more

Banks will have to make a more detailed disclosure each quarter, both regarding their capital adequacy and the make-up of their capital. read more

Lower interest rates are lifting measures of consumers' satisfaction with banks. read more

PR Finance Group's failure to prepare full accounts for the 2012 financial year has forced a delay in the takeover of the troubled firm by Keybridge Capital. read more

Bluestone is getting back into non-conforming lending five years after suspending new loans from its cornerstone product range. read more

Banks are expected to have plans in place to ensure account holders can be reimbursed within seven days in the event of a bank failure. Accordingly, APRA has released a new prudential standard intend.. read more

Banks have satisfactory access to the short-term debt market for now, even as wobbles in emerging markets unsettle financial markets generally. read more

Banks in Australia are the fifth most profitable in the world - and the most profitable if the banking industries of the four BRIC economies are overlooked. read more

A diversification into personal loans and commercial loans by Wide Bay Australia is among the elements of the "higher-risk strategy" cited by Standard & Poor's last week as grounds for a cut in.. read more