More soft loans on offer for farmers 29 April 2013 5:00PM Government-sponsored rural lenders will have access to a further A$60 million in funding from the Australian government, made available in a bid to address the politics of a supposed shortfall in pr.. read more
CEFC return target only three per cent 26 April 2013 5:07PM Investors and lenders in renewable energy projects may find themselves working alongside, or in competition with, a public sector financier which has a very modest mandate. read more
ANZ's Bangalore hub not for sale 26 April 2013 5:06PM ANZ is committed to ownership of its global hubs and IT has "not had any discussions about our Bangalore hub with Wipro Ltd about a possible sale", says the bank. read more
Suncorp keeps up the pace 26 April 2013 5:02PM Suncorp is maintaining a quick rate of growth in commercial and agribusiness lending, which, it says, is largely being funded by an increase in retail deposits. read more
Wipro bid for Bangalore hub 24 April 2013 4:48PM ANZ may be considering an unsolicited offer for its information technology hub in Bangalore.The Hindu reported that Wipro Ltd is in talks to acquire ANZ Operations and Technology and ANZ Support.. read more
Slow growth and higher losses 'normal' 24 April 2013 4:36PM Banks and bank investors are stuck with slow growth and with housing price growth that will be slower in future than in the previous 30 years, a senior Reserve Bank of Australia official says. read more
StepUP program a pathway out of financial exclusion 23 April 2013 4:36PM Research by the Centre for Social Impact found that three-quarters of users of StepUP loans "experienced a positive change in economic and social outcomes after receiving a loan through the not-for-pr.. read more
Overdue reformation for Church funds 22 April 2013 4:36PM Little scrutinised deposit-taking entities, many of them run by Churches, will be subject to more restrictions - but no more scrutiny - under proposals released on Friday by the Australian Prudential.. read more
SMSFs sold on borrowing 19 April 2013 4:17PM Close to one fifth of self-managed superannuation funds have borrowed to invest in real property, a study of the sector by ASIC suggests. read more
Miners shun banks 17 April 2013 4:03PM Debt comprises only 12 per cent of the funding for mining companies, with bank debt accounting for only one third of that amount, research by the Reserve Bank of Australia shows. read more