Community banks all round

The use of the label 'community' in the context of banking gets a working over by a Federal Court judge, to the advantage of Community First Credit Union and the detriment of Bendigo Bank. read more

Jagot clears IOOF, nails APRA

Justice Jayne Jagot lined APRA's members up for a whipping in a harsh judgment that let IOOF and its former CEO Chris Kelaher off from allegations of misusing members money and disregard for the Super.. read more

Marketlend in the money

Leo Tyndall's Marketlend platform has lined up the best part of $A100 million in new funding, the bulk managed by Korean connections. read more

5 years to prep for ISO 20022

The banking industry looks likely to have five years to manage the transition to the ISO 20022 messaging standards in the Australian payments system. read more

Samuel snaps at defiant banks and APRA

Hidden industry self-assessments must be published pronto and APRA must lean hard on banks to ensure that they are, scrutineer Graeme Samuel told a parliamentary hearing yesterday. read more