Foreign news: Bank of England holds rates steady 07 August 2015 4:04PM The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to keep the UK benchmark interest rate at 0.5 per cent. read more
Briefs: Less corporate credit on offer, Westpac's hybrid prices low, managed account bond portfolio 06 August 2015 4:15PM Two years ago 90 per cent of Australian companies offered credit terms to their customers but this figure has now fallen to 82 per cent according to a recent Survey of Corporate Payment Trends in Asia.. read more
Foreign news: China to issue development bonds, Visa and MasterCard back in court, Lending Club expa 06 August 2015 4:13PM Two "policy banks", China Development Bank and Agricultural Development Bank of China, are readying to issue as much as RMB1.5 trillion in long-dated bonds over the next few years. read more
What time suits you best for Banking Day? 05 August 2015 4:36PM What time each morning suits you best for Banking Day? read more
Briefs: ABA opposes compensation scheme, CBA travel money card takes a holiday, UBank launches UrHom 05 August 2015 3:47PM Commonwealth Bank customers using the bank travel money card have been denied access to their funds, International Business Times reports. read more
Foreign news: UK Government criticised for sale price of RBS shares, call for clarity on who owns cu 05 August 2015 3:46PM The British Government is under fire for selling part of its stake in Royal Bank of Scotland for a substantial "loss". read more
Brief: BOQ raises investor loan rates, Cash Converters to defend Queensland class action 04 August 2015 3:55PM Bank of Queensland has raised its variable rate for investor housing loans by 29 basis points. read more
Foreign news: MasterCard pays out on overcharging claim, Goldman Sachs settles mi\ortgage securities 04 August 2015 3:54PM MasterCard has paid US$61 million to Tesco to settle a claim that it overcharged the UK supermarket chain for interchange fees. read more
Briefs: NZ lending accelerates, new Rural Bank MD, HSBC appoints M&A head, mobile banking to trigger 03 August 2015 3:50PM Bank lending to New Zealand farmers accelerated in June as loss-making dairy farmers racked up bigger overdrafts, Reserve Bank of New Zealand figures showed. read more
Foreign news: Uber pilots car leasing business 03 August 2015 3:49PM Car-sharing service Uber has launched its own leasing business as a way of signing up more drivers, Reuters reports. read more