NAB digs retail capital

National Australia Bank increased its post-results capital raise under the retail share purchase plan by A$750 million, taking the bank’s total capital raise to $4.25 billion. read more

Symple and small, for now

Origination volumes in the 17 months since Symple Loans’ launch in January 2019 “are approaching $40 million,” CEO Bob Belan tells Banking Day. read more

Cash crawls back

Good old cash may be staging the beginnings of a comeback in the face of the surge in digital payments due to the pandemic, depending on the nostalgia and preferences of consumers as lockdown rules ea.. read more

Rates markets 'working well'

The Reserve Bank's policy measures announced in mid-March “are working as expected” RBA governor, Philip Lowe, argued yesterday. read more