Home loan arrears below average 06 February 2013 5:45PM Outer urban growth corridors in Australia's capital cities continue to feature in a regular ranking by Fitch Ratings of the localities with the greatest concentration of problem loans. read more
Moody's cuts ratings of mortgage insurers 05 February 2013 5:48PM A re-think on the risks of credit losses by the funders of Australia's A$1.3 billion home loan pool has led to a cut in the ratings of three lenders' mortgage insurance companies by Moody's Investor.. read more
LMI sector thin on capital 05 February 2013 5:45PM Moody's has justified its cut in the ratings of mortgage insurers in Australia after a "review focused on the sufficiency of the LMIs' capital levels in the event of an unexpectedly severe downturn.. read more
ACCC takes aim at Visa over FX rates 05 February 2013 5:42PM Visa's business practices will come under scrutiny in a Federal Court action bought by the ACCC over an esoteric foreign exchange service known as dynamic currency conversion. read more
FleetPartners prepping for an IPO 05 February 2013 5:33PM The chief executive of leasing company FleetPartners, Nick Johnson, has revealed his company has an IPO in its sights. read more
SNS Bank subordinated debt holders wiped out 04 February 2013 5:05PM SNS Bank subordinated-debt holders wiped out. read more
NAB dents market share of peers 01 February 2013 5:49PM NAB has lifted its share of the mortgage market by more than two percentage points since the nadir in its market share in 2010. read more
BOQ lending up and down 01 February 2013 5:47PM There are mixed indicators on lending trends at the Bank of Queensland. read more
Westpac scrambles hybrid to beat the equity rush 31 January 2013 6:10PM Westpac is hoping for fine pricing on its planned sale of at least $A500 million in hybrid securities. read more
Bottom of the rating cycle has not yet been reached 31 January 2013 6:04PM The second part of our interview late with Dominic Crawley, global head financial services ratings with Standard & Poor's, and Peter Sikora, senior director of financial institutions ratings wi.. read more