Swap to the cash rate: Debelle

It is vital for banks and their business borrowers to look at moving away from the (reformed) bank bill swap rate, Guy Debelle, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia told a Finsia forum on.. read more

Households chewing through savings

The household saving ratio fell for the fifth consecutive quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis, the national accounts for the June 2017 quarter show. This was reflected in a softening of growth rate.. read more

Paymark finds a buyer

Ingenico appears to be the buyer of the Paymark eftpos business in New Zealand, after a drawn out sale process. read more

LVR lending limits still suit RBNZ

Macro-prudential policy in New Zealand will be relied on for a while yet as it is "valuable in addressing financial stability risks", Graeme Wheeler, governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand said y.. read more

CBA yields to APRA oddbods

There is no word from APRA on how many experts will be appointed to the independent prudential panel set to tie up Commonwealth Bank's management and board with a "broad" inquiry into culture and cond.. read more

Glimmers of industry trust unearthed for ABA

Three hot priorities for consumers in a recent study for the ABA were "removing individuals from the industry for poor conduct", "strengthening the commitment to customers in the Code of Banking Pract.. read more

Heritage on standby for nifty equity

Retails deposits are flourishing at Heritage Bank, up 19 per cent over a year. Now it is chasing more complex liabilities.Outside equity capital, of a form that works within a mutual or customer-owned.. read more

Bold? Yes NAB, No NAB

There's a vision thingy underway at NAB - 8 words allowed."We back the bold. Who move Australia forward."No joke it seems, nor is it a vision cliché the bank is ready to promote. read more

ANZ open own Mal and Tony show

Getting 'Royal Commission ready' may be one motive behind ANZ's hiring of Tony Warren from Telstra as the bank's group general manager, communications and public affairs.Warren, a regulatory economics.. read more