Liberty float on leaky mortgage pool

Liberty Financial are forecasting that their business will take a backward step in their core product, residential mortgage finance, ahead of their upcoming ASX listing. read more

Bank cyber calamity ‘too close for comfort’

The thin credentials of the Australian finance industry’s most senior people - bank boards included - stand exposed after a landmark (and devastating) speech yesterday by APRA member Geoff Summerhayes.. read more

MCU braces

MCU Ltd is facing legal action from Ezifin over an aborted takeover bid. read more

Xinja burns latest cap raise

Xinja Bank’s ‘pillar 3’ report for the September 2020 quarter suggests its losses over the quarter burned through most or all of the $10 million capital raised that month. read more

Liquidity stretches smaller banks

In a financial crisis like no other, liquidity is abundant, excessive even. CUFSS, the mutual ADI backstop, is using the crisis to evolve a broader-based mechanism to bolster small banks shocked by th.. read more