Panin stake on the market

The Gunawan family, which controls 46 percent of Indonesia's PT Bank Panin, is seeking buyers for its entire holding worth about US$1.4 billion, Reuters reported. UBS is advising the family on the s.. read more

ThinkSmart treads carefully in Britain

ThinkSmart will seek to fund between £50 million and £80 million of annual sales for British retailer PC World once funding is in place. The firm aims to roll out the offering (modelled on that of.. read more

High LVR loans less common

Loan to valuation ratios on new loans from banks and other ADIs are modestly lower at present, in part thanks to the removal of the increased first home owners grant late last year. read more

Pick your bank profit for 2009

The combined net profit of the 54 banks operating in Australia fell by $1.4 billion, or seven per cent, to $17.9 billion over calendar 2009, data published yesterday by the Australian Prudential Reg.. read more

Impala bridges the ABS gap

Car loans for dentists, and equipment leases for medical practices are the substance behind a rare placement of asset-backed bonds under way at the moment. read more

NAB CDO class action revived

International Litigation Funding Partners will fund a planned class action sought by a group of institutional investors and industry funds in connection with losses incurred by National Australia Ba.. read more

Improved yield from Rural Bank

The wet and slightly warmer than usual summer in eastern Australia is producing improved returns for farmers, and also improved returns for Rural Bank. read more

St George drags down Westpac credit quality

The half-year profit report for Westpac, published two weeks ago, already made it clear that the commercial property loan portfolio of St George was a drag on asset quality over the period. The bank.. read more

IMF whip up fee frenzy

The public relations machinery for litigation funder IMF (Australia) clicked into gear yesterday, delivering the firm extensive coverage in the mass media for its plan to launch class actions agains.. read more