Briefs: Geczy quits ANZ, New CRO for Pioneer Credit, Westpac accused of racism, 25 January 2016 4:59PM Impaired debt buyer Pioneer Credit has appointed Tony Bird as its inaugural chief risk officer. read more
Foreign news: Bank bad debt rate near eight per cent in China, Bloomberg to head FSB's climate task 25 January 2016 4:57PM An alarming take on China's banks received an airing at the World Economic Forum in Davos. read more
Publication resumes Monday, 25 January 2016 21 December 2015 5:38PM Banking Day is taking a few days longer than four weeks as a summer break this year. Thanks to readers for supporting a thirteenth year of independent industry journalism. Happy new year. read more
Join the Banking Day reader panel 21 December 2015 5:15PM Here at Banking Day we are more than likely setting out to set up an editorial mutual to co-manage the business and build a share in the ownership of Workday Media. read more
Briefs: Call for robust NZ bank failure regime, ANZ joins blockchain gang 18 December 2015 6:40PM The New Zealand Bankers' Association says the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's move to make the big four Australian banks reduce their non-equity exposure to their New Zealand subsidiari.. read more
Get set for the 2016 Banking Day awards 18 December 2015 5:32PM We plan to give this a go in the first half of next year. read more
Foreign news: Singapore unblock, Basel for shadow banks, capital for sustainability focused banks, s 18 December 2015 5:12PM Standard Chartered is working with DBS Group on developing distributed ledger technology for trade finance in Singapore, Bloomberg reports. read more
ADVERT: Best equity crowd sourcing platform 17 December 2015 5:29PM We're after nominations for an Australian-run platform, preferably, for a Kickstarter-style offer. read more
Briefs: Loan brokers roll over to avoid jail, Moody's positive on RMBS collateral, Auswide's P2P dea 17 December 2015 5:25PM Two Melbourne loan brokers were yesterday convicted in the Victorian County Court of conspiring to defraud financial institutions by the creation and use of false documents in support of over 600 home.. read more
Foreign news: Banks to boost IT spend, solar panel loan securitisation, new boss at Leaseurope 17 December 2015 5:24PM Banks across the world are set to significantly increase spending on new payment technology in 2016, according to a study by analyst house Ovum, and reports by Finextra. read more