Economy

Apr 15 2014

LIXI Australia has appointed Bruce Treloar as chief executive officer, effective 1 May 2014.

Apr 15 2014

Independent non-bank lender Firstmac has signalled plans to tap into the Japanese market as the lender beefs up its funding capabilities in Asia.

Apr 15 2014

Major banks’ market share is being threatened by global and local heavyweights looking to capitalise on established distribution networks, according to JP Morgan.

Apr 14 2014

Overseas institutional investors are hungry for Australian residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBs) as one of the few functioning RMBS markets in the world, according to the Australian ...

Apr 10 2014

The NSW government has continued its push to make Sydney an international financial centre by calling on the federal government to remove tax uncertainty for foreign investors using ...

Apr 10 2014

There is a "real risk" that continued stagnation in reform of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could lead to an even more severe financial crisis the next time around, according to a ...

Apr 9 2014

The Australian Securitisation Forum (ASF) has called for residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBSs) and asset-backed securities (ABSs) to be granted High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) ...

Apr 8 2014

Retail heavyweight Coles looks set to beef up its financial services offering by entering the $1.2 trillion mortgage market in the near future.

Apr 8 2014

Mortgage lender Firstmac has called for the removal of ownership restrictions preventing it from applying for an ADI licence.