APRA pushback on internal bail-outs 23 November 2009 5:57PM Proposals by banks to bail out frozen mortgage funds earlier this year got the cold shoulder from the banking regulator, the 2009 annual report from APRA shows. read more
Less super released early 23 November 2009 5:56PM There was a small drop in the number of claims for the early release of superannuation in the year to June 2009, the annual report of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority shows. read more
ATM fees rising and falling 20 November 2009 5:30PM The fee for using an independently owned ATM is on the rise in distant locations. Customers Limited, the largest owner of ATMs, says its fees are now $2.50, up from $2.00. Fees have been cut on a tria.. read more
NZ ATM dream nears 20 November 2009 5:29PM Customers Limited told its annual meeting that it believed there was scope for around 220 more ATMs in the New Zealand market and that the firm was aiming to install at least 500 of them. read more
S&P seeks to limit liability for its ratings 19 November 2009 5:23PM Standard & Poor's may alter the established dynamics of companies seeking to sell term debt in the retail market following their decision to drop plans to apply for a retail financial services lic.. read more
December default for RHG 18 November 2009 5:19PM RHG Group "is more likely rather than less likely" to have defaulted on a $750 million loan from UniCredit in December 2008, a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales has found. read more
Yield improving for Rural Bank 17 November 2009 5:32PM Rural Bank's earnings lifted in the September 2009 quarter, with an operating profit of $13.8 million for the year. The bank's 40 per cent shareholders, Elders Limited, indirectly reported the profit.. read more
Status quo for RHG 13 November 2009 5:31PM An effort by a group of activist shareholders to win a spot on the board of RHG failed yesterday. Only 30 per cent of shareholders voting at the annual meeting voted in favour of a motion to elect Ste.. read more
iCash finds backers 13 November 2009 5:30PM A number of high net worth retail investors and also some institutional investors are buying the growth story of automatic teller machine deployer iCash Payments, though the story is proving to be a s.. read more
Multiple owners for ATMs 13 November 2009 5:29PM With iCash Payments generating some investor attention on the ASX there are now two listed companies in the specialist segment of owning and operating automatic teller machines. Customers Limited is t.. read more