Members of Heritage Isle Credit Union have voted for a merger with Police Bank, to take effect from May 1. read more
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Briefs: New chairman for Suncorp board, Mortgage arrears trending down, RBNZ warns on abrupt climate change moves
The chairman of Suncorp Group, Ziggy Switkowski, will retire from the board after the company's annual general meeting on 20 September, with current board member Christine McLoughlin announced as the next chairman. read more
Briefs: IMF backs DTI for NZ, OCBC taps AUD investors
In its article four consultation statement on the New Zealand economy, the IMF has suggested the Reserve Bank be given a debt-to-income instrument for its toolkit. read more
Briefs: Whiteley steps down from ISA, Kiwis look to clean up FSPR
Industry Super Australia is on the hunt for a new chief executive, with David Whiteley to leave the organisation after 12 years as an antagonist of the banks and the underperforming legacy of banks in retail superannuation. read more
Brief: mortgage delinquencies slow-down, Kiwi fraudster may be hitting up Sydney developers, business as usual at RBNZ
Moody's Investors Service, in its half-yearly report on Australian mortgage delinquencies, said it expected this metric to increase "moderately" through 2018 on softer housing market conditions. read more
Briefs: ANZ’s deputy CEO calls time, AUSTRAC rules on cryptocurrency exchanges, rate hike will be a shock says RBA, guidelines for Kiwi advisers
Veteran ANZ executive Graham Hodges has announced he will depart the bank next month, drawing the curtain on a 30-year career in the banking sector. read more
Briefs: CBA may face class action, South upgrades credit union books
Litigation law firm Phi Finney McDonald is preparing a class action against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, on behalf of large US pension funds and other investors. read more
Briefs: NZ Government confident banks won't trip up KiwiBuild, NZ banks on top in satisfaction survey
The New Zealand government says it is confident banks' reluctance to lend for small and prefabricated dwellings will not be a roadblock to its KiwiBuild programme, despite Opposition claims. read more
Briefs: VW Australia back for more ABS funding, Moody's reports on collateral
Volkswagen Financial Services Pty Ltd are marketing Driver Australia Five, an Australian denominated asset backed securitisation deal, with notes totalling A$699 million on issue. read more
Brief: Liberty prices $150m senior unsecured notes
Liberty Financial, rated BBB- (stable) by Standard & Poor's, has priced its third senior unsecured medium term note issue. read more
Briefs: Co-op Money NZ boss Lynch departs, AMP CEO Craig Meller to leave, New policy targets for RBNZ, BNZ bails on quake damaged HQ, VW Financial sells ABS notes
Co-op Money NZ, the industry association for credit unions and mutual building societies said that that its chief executive officer, Henry Lynch, will leave the organisation next month after almost eight years. read more