Briefs: Fitch upgrades Macquarie, new EML director 12 October 2022 6:18AM Fitch Ratings has upgraded Macquarie Group’s long-term issuer default rating from A- to A, and its short-term IDR from F2 to F1. read more
Briefs: Macquarie re-rated, SP say major correction 11 October 2022 4:56AM Fitch Ratings upgraded the long-term ratings of Macquarie Group to A from A- and also affirmed the long-term ratings of Macquarie Bank at A. read more
Briefs: QuickFee chair heads for exit, Butn tops up funding 10 October 2022 6:07AM Barry Lewin, the executive chair of loss-making specialist lender QuickFee, will retire next month. read more
Briefs: Openpay resolves funding uncertainty Thorn CFO departs 04 October 2022 5:35AM Buy now, pay later company Openpay reported that its A$65 million receivables funding facility is “no longer under a review event” and funds are being drawn from the facility. read more
Briefs humm board rebuilds CBA completes CommInsure sale x15 backs Paytron 03 October 2022 5:55AM Two new independent non-executive directors have joined the humm group board. read more
Briefs Former RBA payments head joins DFCRC Judo enters bond market anger over BNZ art sales 19 September 2022 6:02AM The Reserve Bank’s former head of payments policy, Tony Richards, has been appointed chair of the CBDC Steering Committee at the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre. read more
Briefs: Former CBA exec to join the board, Collection House creditors looking at 3 cents in the doll 07 September 2022 5:50AM Former Commonwealth Bank and Westpac senior executive Lyn Cobley is joining the CBA board as an independent non-executive director. read more
Briefs: GST for NZ fund management fees, digital boffin joins Bendigo and Adelaide board, MyState hy 31 August 2022 5:30AM The NZ Government has quietly introduced plans to extend the GST net to include KiwiSaver and other funds management fees. read more
RBNZ seeks feedback on restricting overseas banks 25 August 2022 6:07AM The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has launched its second and final consultation on the review of its policy for branches of overseas banks. read more
Briefs: Treasurer flags crypto regulation, Cape hires CRO 23 August 2022 5:28AM Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged the release of a consultation paper that will start setting out a framework for regulating crypto assets. read more