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ANZ may be getting out of direct equity investment through its banking business in Australia, but such investments may be a part of managing long-term relationships through its associate in Malaysia. read more

ME Bank plans to refinance another tranche of home loans as residential mortgage-backed securities, its second in two weeks and, like the first, a transaction that will not depend on investment suppor.. read more

One problem for GE Capital in Australia, and for many foreign-owned financiers that do not operate fully fledged bank subsidiaries, is that outsiders rarely get a clear picture of their financial cond.. read more

Of the "anniversary of the crash" features that have been common in recent days, the most revealing may be the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's consultation document on liquidity managemen.. read more

The renovation of APRA's prudential rules in light of the credit shock continues, with the banking regulator publishing a consultation paper on liquidity management on Friday. read more

Macquarie Bank is the heaviest user of the Australian government guarantee on its own debt with around one third of the bank's debt covered by the scheme. read more

Inflation seeking and the reversal of an accommodating monetary policy stance remains improbable, at least in New Zealand. read more

The wall of hot money building up in finance companies in New Zealand, and the likelihood of a flight of funds to Australian-owned banks, helped inform the decision to extend the guarantee of deposits.. read more

Key stakeholders from the newsletter The Intelligent Investor will attempt to join the board of RHG, the former Rams Home Loans that has its mortgage book in run off. read more

The Mortgage Finance Association of Australia said it dropped 1500 brokers from its membership because the brokers failed to update qualifications in line with association policy. read more