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Standard & Poor's lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on debenture issuer Angas Securities to B- from B on Friday. It is the second downgrade from S&P this year for Angas. read more

The cost of banking for households and businesses is falling, according to two annual studies by the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Bankers Association. read more

ANZ and Commonwealth Bank may set targets that will "improve the representation of women in leadership" posts read more

Standard & Poor's said yesterday that it had revised its outlook on Wide Bay Australia to negative from stable. read more

The Australian Government is showing renewed interest in making use of "digital credentials issued by commercial providers such as financial institutions" to help improve the delivery of government.. read more

A plan for a populist lending mandate for the Reserve Bank of Australia is before the Parliament. It is proposed by Lower House MP Bob Katter. read more

Financial comparison website iSelect is angling to increase revenue from customer leads by a factor as high as 15, as it overhauls the business model of its subsidiary, InfoChoice. read more

Vendor financing appears to be a lucrative niche, with the effective interest rate charged by FlexiGroup rising when rates are otherwise on the wane. read more

ANZ and Macquarie Bank will have to hold extra reserves with the central bank of up to US$300 million (A$250 million) after an investigation by the Monetary Authority of Singapore found the two Aust.. read more

Banks have choked funds transfer business Technocash, which said on Friday that it was "closing its money moving business." read more