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Lenders offering protected loans, a type of margin loan, will in practice have to apply a lower interest rate than in the past, or at least the borrower will work out their tax affairs on the basis th.. read more

The budget papers provide some fragments of information on the OzCar special purpose vehicle created to provide a financing backstop for car dealers stranded by the departure of GE Capital and GMAC fr.. read more

Almost a quarter of supervised financial institutions slipped from a "normal" risk assessment over the last year to a more intrusive stance, the latest Insight publication from the Australian Prudenti.. read more

Chris Dalton will be the new chief executive of the Australian Securitisation Forum, the ASF committee advised members yesterday. read more

David Borthwick is the Australian government's selection to be chair of the board of the proposed Australian Business Investment Partnership. read more

The proposed funding assistance to commercial property developers may win Senate approval if the Australian government accepts Green proposals to increase the level of government appointments on the b.. read more

Suncorp yesterday highlighted how dependent it had been, and to a degree still is, on the hot money of the wholesale debt market. read more

In the largely closed world of banking and payments three entities found the courage over the 2000s to have a crack at the business of "switching", the careful, efficient and hopefully reliable busine.. read more

The second big spender in switching was Strategic Payments Services, a creation of ATM-play Customers Limited and now owned by MasterCard, with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank the minority investor. read more

The bright sparks at Tyro Payments have spent the most on their endeavour to crack the merchant acquiring market, and also switching, in Australia. read more