People's Choice reports strong growth in customer numbers 24 September 2013 4:26PM People's Choice Credit Union believes it is leading its peers on customer growth, and says it has attracted "more than 20,000 new members. This is "many more than anyone else in the customer-owned b.. read more
Hobbling the CEFC easy to do 23 September 2013 4:32PM Discussion the new Coalition Government's plans to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation have tended to centre on the CEFC's legislated goals, and how to stay open for new business pending a.. read more
Online banking satisfies most 23 September 2013 4:28PM Roy Morgan Research has shed some extra light on shifting banking habits in a report on Friday. It says that in an average four-week period 59 per cent of Australians used the internet to access thei.. read more
Regulatory rush taxing system resources, says Reserve Bank 20 September 2013 4:08PM Financial regulators would like to see a tempering in the pace of regulatory reform, says the Reserve Bank. The timetable for many reforms, such as those concerning bank liquidity, stretches out to 2.. read more
Supplier credit modelled by RBA 20 September 2013 4:03PM Trade credit owed by Australian businesses is estimated to have been more than $80 billion at March 2013, which accounted for around eight per cent of total liabilities of all businesses, says.. read more
Payday lender shuts down 19 September 2013 4:26PM Cash Store, a payday lender, has ceased lending after administrators were appointed on Friday. The Toronto-listed firm said it had appointed a voluntary administrator to its wholly owned subsidiary,.. read more
SMSF gearing interests RBA 18 September 2013 4:40PM Borrowing for property investment by self-managed superannuation funds is on the radar of the Reserve Bank of Australia as being a source of future financial instability. read more
Bell Group's banks bury the bad news 18 September 2013 4:37PM The long running court case involving Bell Group and its banks ended yesterday in a "pragmatic" settlement for an undisclosed sum. The parties announced the matter had been settled after almost 20 yea.. read more
ME Bank jumps into modern era 18 September 2013 4:34PM ME Bank says it expects to complete its three-year technology overhaul on time by the second half of next year. The bank has a A$60 million budget for the project, which it says "will make it one of.. read more
DC Payments wrangles with Next 18 September 2013 4:33PM Legal jousting by ATM deployer DC Payments and a former staff member is occupying court time and providing a forum for a contest with the firm's newest competitor, Next Payments. read more