Afterpay links with Jetstar to finance airfares 14 September 2017 4:41PM ASX-listed retail payments platform Afterpay has announced an airline ticket purchase financing deal in conjunction with cut-price airline Jetstar that will enable Jetstar customers booking domestic.. read more
Wickham Securities chairman Sherwin accepts dishonesty charges 07 September 2017 4:30PM ASIC's actions in the wake of the collapse of Sherwin Financial Planners are approaching conclusion after Bradley Thomas Sherwin, the firm's former principal and the chairman of Wickham Securities Ltd.. read more
Financial planning clients set for class action against BOQ 07 September 2017 4:28PM The former clients of Sherwin Financial Planners, who lost a total of A$30 million in the firm's collapse, are mounting a class action over BOQ's handling of their money market accounts. read more
Review of ASIC's power to ban senior officials in the financial sector 07 September 2017 4:27PM The ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce position paper was released yesterday, descriptively titled 'ASIC's power to ban senior officials in the financial sector'. read more
Treasurer backs APRA and an improving economy to keep banks in line 01 September 2017 5:07PM The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison, has told an audience of financial services executives and professional investors that the economy is improving, while repeating the mantra that a Royal Commiss.. read more
AFG finalises $350 million RMBS deal 01 September 2017 4:37PM Australian Finance Group yesterday priced its first residential mortgage backed securities issue for 2017. AFG chief executive officer David Bailey said the transaction was the largest term deal his c.. read more
Excessive card payment surcharge ban underway 01 September 2017 4:34PM From today, every business across Australia will be banned from imposing "excessive surcharges" on customers paying with certain credit, debit or prepaid cards. read more
New eftpos settlement service announced 31 August 2017 4:11PM A new settlement service is described by eftpos as significant milestone in its "transformation phase". read more
Amex stresses need for blockchain-based FX systems 31 August 2017 4:10PM American Express has published a report backing the need to develop a foreign exchange system based around blockchain technology, as it acts to shore up a highly profitable part of its business - the.. read more
Organised crime targets super, online credit cards 25 August 2017 4:28PM The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission's report on organised crime in Australia, released this week, includes commentary on serious financial crime. read more