APRA stats shine light on ADI's property exposures 06 December 2017 5:58PM APRA's stats for ADIs with greater than A$1 billion in housing loans show that new home loans approved in the September quarter hit $98.2 billion, an increase of 3.3 per cent over the same quarter las.. read more
Macroprudential measures shine through APRA stats 06 December 2017 5:56PM APRA published its quarterly information on the financial performance, financial position, capital adequacy, asset quality, liquidity and key financial performance ratios for the September 2017 quarte.. read more
Briefs: From Tesco to Kyckr, deposit via super law passes, securitisation of commercial loans 06 December 2017 5:54PM Kyckr has appointed Benny Higgins, current CEO of Tesco Bank as its chairman. read more
Royal Commission: Turnbull Government yields to the inevitable 01 December 2017 5:44PM The long anticipated Banking Royal Commission into Australia's banks and other financial services firms, with a particular focus on misconduct, will become reality before the current year is over. read more
Liberty prices its largest asset backed issue 01 December 2017 5:31PM Liberty Financial has priced its forty-second public term securitisation in Australia, the A$300 million Liberty Series 2017-1 Auto ABS issue, rated by Moody's Investors Service. read more
Pepper launches $400m RMBS deal 01 December 2017 5:29PM S&P Global Ratings has assigned preliminary ratings to another RMBS transaction issued by Pepper HomeLoans. read more
RedZed tops $1bn in total securitisation issuance 30 November 2017 6:01PM Specialist finance firm for the self-employed, RedZed Lending Solutions, has priced a A$250m RMBS deal, its second securitisation for 2017. read more
Comment: Banking on a commission of inquiry 29 November 2017 5:42PM The on again-off again drift towards a commission of inquiry into the banking sector is set for a defining moment very soon. read more
APAC borrowing boom turns risky for banks 29 November 2017 5:40PM The record run of low interest rates across the Asia Pacific region is leading to elevated risks, and consumers and businesses keep borrowing. read more
RedZed's second mortgage securitisation for 2017 29 November 2017 5:38PM Non-bank mortgage provider RedZed Lending Solutions Pty Limited is marketing its second securitisation deal of the year, backed by a collateral pool of almost A$250 million in loans. read more