Briefs: Savers going nowhere, Consumer sentiment going down 15 June 2017 4:15PM With inflation going up and banks slashing deposit rates, financial comparison site Mozo.com.au says there are now no savings accounts with an interest rate high enough to keep savers ahead of tax and.. read more
Briefs: Farewell to a former head of the Wales, ASIC and Hong Kong regulator liaise on fintech 14 June 2017 3:24PM Bob White, managing director of Westpac in its "world bank" days in the 1980s died over the weekend. read more
Foreign news: Zelle consumer payments service 14 June 2017 3:23PM More than 30 US banks and credit unions this week launched a faster consumer payments service. read more
ADVERT: Artificial Intelligence - The Next Big Thing for Finance and Banking in 2017? 13 June 2017 4:34PM AI is set to explode and disrupt the financial services sector as banks and credit unions around the world scramble to adopt and use AI to drive profit, CX and growth. The benefits of AI in fin.. read more
Brief: First Credit Union rated 13 June 2017 3:52PM Fitch Ratings assigned New Zealand-based First Credit Union a long- term issuer default rating of BB with a stable outlook. read more
Briefs: ex-Westpac planner banned, Macquarie to rejoin the pack 09 June 2017 3:45PM ASIC has banned Sudhir Kumar Sinha, a financial planner at Westpac who "systematically failed to meet his ongoing advice service obligations over a period of six years while he was employed by Westpac.. read more
Foreign news: Japan's Mizuho in digital move, Amazon's business lending 09 June 2017 3:44PM Japan's Mizuho bank moving forward with 'internet of things' payments platform. read more
Foreign news: Tencent and Alibaba lend billions in microloans 08 June 2017 4:40PM Two years after their launch, new online banks linked to internet titans Alibaba and Tencent have doled out more than 300 billion yuan by targeting millions of entrepreneurs with micro loans on very s.. read more
APRA could leave out TLAC 08 June 2017 4:38PM APRA is expected to postpone discussion of any total loss-absorbing capacity (or TLAC) when it hands down a paper on "unquestionably strong" capital in the coming weeks. read more
Briefs: RMBS performance declines, big boost for energy efficient bonus program, ASIC bans broker 07 June 2017 4:10PM Moody's Investors Service said that the performance of Australian prime residential mortgage-backed securities deteriorated over the March 2017 quarter. read more