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The NSW government will roll out a ‘Pre-Sale Finance Guarantee’ to accelerate housing construction. read more

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US payments processor Shift4 has entered into an agreement to acquire Smartpay, a leading provider of payment processing and point-of-sale solutions in Australia and New Zealand. read more

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The federal government might be close to giving the mutual banking sector some of what it wants via the upcoming report of the Review into small and medium-sized banks. read more

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ANZ executive Simon Birmingham will join the Australian Banking Association as chief executive officer. read more

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National Australia Bank has paid penalties after the ACCC issued it with four infringement notices for alleged contraventions of the Consumer Data Right Rules. read more

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Maile Carnegie, ANZ’s group executive Australia retail will leave the bank in a week. read more

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ASIC is on the hunt for evidence of predatory lending fostered by mortgage brokers, with the regulator gathering data at this stage. read more

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Treasury Indexed Bonds will be revamped, to make them more appealing to offshore investors. read more

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The Governance Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia will play a high level role in formulating the parameters of monetary policy in conjunction with the Monetary Policy Board. read more

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Operating costs, and in particular payroll, remain a thorn in the banking industry’s side. read more

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The Council of Financial Regulators says it plans to provide its report of its Review into small and medium-sized banks, conducted with the ACCC to the government by July 1st. read more

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Curbing their reliance on mortgage brokers could allow Australian banks to boost their net interest margins and profitability, S&P Global Ratings argue in a report on the sector. read more

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e-conveyancing operator Sympli has settled on a change of strategy. read more

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The Reserve Bank has laid out its timetable to progress its review of merchant card payment costs and surcharging.  read more

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Jon Davey, CEO of Tyro Payments, has resigned. read more

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Which other facets of Westpac’s business have been (or are being) as badly managed as RAMS? read more

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Judo Bank will introduce savings accounts and transaction accounts for business and the mass market. read more

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The growth rate in lending at Judo Bank has halved, with the bank facing up to the need to manage the stress in its $11 billion business lending book, and better screen new applicants. read more

Is the payment of a special dividend by Resimac a vote of confidence by its board? Or the opposite? read more

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Commonwealth Bank may not be far away from stealing National Australia Bank’s crown as the biggest business bank. read more