'All monies' rule questioned by Hayne 28 May 2018 3:54PM There's a "trade-off between flexibility and fairness" around the "all monies" rule in banking, the Hayne royal commission heard on Friday. read more
Merchant compo pledged by NAB 28 May 2018 3:48PM National Australia Bank is undertaking to compensate customers who suffered financial losses during a Saturday outage that affected mobile banking, ATMs and eftpos services. read more
Westpac rate conduct "ran counter to obligations" 25 May 2018 5:12PM Westpac has been found in breach of its obligations under its financial services licence and also held to have engaged in unconscionable conduct in the bank bill market, the Federal Court of Australia.. read more
ANZ scoops fishy franchise finance 23 May 2018 5:13PM Credit officers would be well advised to read the business plans supplied by applicants for loans, something ANZ failed to do with a gelato franchise, evidence at the Hayne royal commission confirms. read more
Fintechs bug ANZ 23 May 2018 5:10PM Fintechs are making ripples in the market for the supply of loans to very small businesses, a senior executive of ANZ confirmed at the Hayne royal commission yesterday. read more
Gerathy guilty on 'banknote' charge 22 May 2018 4:44PM A former sales manager with Securency International yesterday reversed his plea on a charge of false accounting. read more
Bankwest stirrers stranded by Hayne 22 May 2018 4:42PM Commonwealth Bank and its Bankwest division have won a partial reprieve from the Royal Commission into banking misconduct. read more
Days delay in 'banknote' trial 17 May 2018 4:18PM Legal arguments on Monday and Wednesday have pushed back the effective start date of the criminal trial of a former Securency sales executive. read more
Wage inflation fades in finance 17 May 2018 4:11PM The managerial and salaried classes in banking and finance are doing much better in wage bargaining than their more marginally employed customers, at least when it comes to the percentage rise in thei.. read more
Debit cards drive for payments milestone 15 May 2018 4:09PM Eleven banks, including big names, have reported zero growth in credit card balances over the last three or last twelve months. "The ongoing growth in share of household debt attributed to banks.. read more