P2P lender Ratesetter opens its loan book 04 February 2016 5:03PM Peer to peer lender RateSetter has published its loan book details in spreadsheet format, with information on every loan originated through the lending platform since its launch in late 2014 up until.. read more
High Court class action over ANZ's late fees starts today 04 February 2016 5:03PM Australia's largest consumer class action, the 'unfair bank fees' case being run against ANZ Banking Group by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, will enter its final stage from about 10am today in the High Co.. read more
Slow start for local loan arrangers 04 February 2016 5:01PM According to the Thomson Reuters Asia-Pacific monthly loan league tables (excluding Japan) for January, there were no Australian banks among the top 15 mandated loan arrangers in the year to date. read more
Tech sector moving towards share floats 29 January 2016 4:44PM The annual HLB Mann Judd IPO Watch, released yesterday, showed the number of initial public offerings in calendar year 2015 increased to 85 deals from 70 in 2014, amid greater diversity in industry se.. read more
RBA rate policy speeding up trade payments 29 January 2016 4:43PM Australian businesses settled their invoices within 44.1 days, on average, during the last quarter of 2015, according to the latest trade payments analysis by Dun & Bradstreet. read more
ANZ goes halves in Asia 28 January 2016 5:13PM The senior leadership team at ANZ has been reshuffled in a move that Shayne Elliott, the group's new chief executive, said was "to simplify how we work internally" and to improve the bank's focus on i.. read more
Unrated bonds poised for old-school disintermediation 21 December 2015 5:14PM Specialist fixed income investment firm FIIG has found a way to apply 'securitisation type' obligations on well performing companies without the complex structures. read more
Blockchain the buzzword in 2016 21 December 2015 5:13PM The year finished with 'fintech' as the flavour of the month, and the special sauce that is likely to dominate discussion next year is blockchain. read more
Smith gives himself a final hurrah at ANZ 18 December 2015 7:07PM Yesterday Mike Smith addressed ANZ shareholders in Adelaide for what was one of his final official duties as chief executive of the banking group. It served as a send-off for Smith, who took the op.. read more
The 'Blue Bank' adds a touch of green 18 December 2015 7:02PM ANZ Chairman David Gonski has recognised the "interest" taken by shareholders in sustainability and the environment, noting in his prepared speech at the ANZ annual general meeting in Adelaide yest.. read more