Foreign news: Wells Fargo settles its first 'fake account' lawsuit 30 March 2017 4:51PM Wells Fargo has agreed to pay US$110 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with customers who had accounts opened without their permission, or were signed up for a product they did not agree to. read more
Brief: ASIC cancels credit licences 29 March 2017 5:07PM ASIC has cancelled the Australian credit licences held by Emparo Enterprises and Quick Cash Advance for failing to hold membership of an approved external dispute resolution (EDR) scheme. read more
Briefs: HashChing raising capital, epidemic of delayed payments, and more 28 March 2017 4:46PM Online mortgage marketplace HashChing said it was in the midst of raising A$6 million in new capital. read more
Briefs: Easy access to multiple lenders for tech-savvy borrowers, Westpac wealth push 24 March 2017 5:26PM Regulators are testing ways to cool the housing boom by limiting loans to investors, but their impact may be muted as tech-savvy borrowers turn to fintechs to access cheaper rates offered by non-bank.. read more
Briefs: ANZ reviews PR agencies, UDC Finance on CreditWatch, ASIC updates adviser guidance, and more 23 March 2017 5:09PM Australian and New Zealand Banking Group is conducting a review of its public relations agency panel, Mumbrella has revealed. read more
Briefs: Stamp duty relief for mutuals, APRA does not expect new standard till 2020 22 March 2017 4:44PM Mutual ADI mergers in New South Wales will be spared the cost of stamp duty for the vesting of land occurring as a consequence of the merger of credit unions. read more
Briefs: Warning for Wild, S&P revises Genworth outlook 21 March 2017 5:21PM Martyn Wild, chief investment officer of Westpac's BT arm is the subject of allegations of personal misbehaviour at work toward two female staff. read more
ADVERT: The 2017 "State of Digital Sales in Banking" 21 March 2017 5:03PM Are banks capitalising on the opportunities to acquire customers over digital and mobile channels? Avoka, the global leader in digital customer acquisition for financial services, has just releas.. read more
ADVERT: World Class Customer Experience Strategies 20 March 2017 5:31PM The arrival of 2017 brings an increasingly sophisticated and demanding customer. read more
Briefs: Goldfields share placement, ANZ Vietnam sales, Liberty upsizes 20 March 2017 4:56PM Goldfields Money has a share placement to professional and sophisticated investors" underway. read more