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Treasurer launches new financial system inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Such problems can be addressed by the PC, as well as empower consumers to find the best savings account, credit card or home loan deals for them, he added. The inquiry will commence on 1 July and is due to report the following year.

Housing crisis takes emotional toll on Gen X

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Sixty-eight per cent of Gen Xers worry they will be locked out of the property market and for many the prospect is taking an emotional toll, the latest ME Bank study shows. The findings, which come from a study of 1000 "wannabe home owners", shows many ...

BTFG announces giant Panorama leap

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
BT Financial Group will merge 12 superannuation funds into one as part of the rollout of its $630 million Panorama platform and in a major update of the wealth management business. Announced to the market this morning, BTFG will also move from four ...

More fires than hires

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
Markets received their regular does of adrenalin again yesterday when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest stats on the country's labour market. The seasonally adjusted numbers showed total employment dropped by 6,400 in February ...

Westpac faces lending practices breach: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... claims Westpac failed to properly assess whether borrowers could meet their repayment obligations before entering into home loan contracts. Among the allegations, Westpac used a benchmark instead of actual expenses declared by borrowers in assessing ...

ING Direct partners with Apple Pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... our iOS mobile app using Touch ID where they pay bills or make transfers, and they check their transaction, savings, home loan and super balances through our iOS widget," Arnott explained. "By bringing Apple Pay to our customers they can now also make ...

Guest of honour

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... hands-on process than it is now. "We used to calculate all transactions by hand," he laughs. "All the interest on someone's home loan was written out. Overdrafts, that kind of thing - all done by hand, on a daily basis." Far from slowing Lambert down ...

YBR lending chief departs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
Yellow Brick Road's chief executive - lending will leave the company on December 31. Tim Brown leads YBR and Vow Financial's lending services, having previously been chief executive of Vow before YBR acquired it in May 2014. He will take on a new role ...

Banking inquiry becomes Royal Commission alternative

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
The Federal Opposition has established a Senate inquiry to investigate cases of wrongdoing in the banking and financial services industry. The Senate voted 40 to 25 in favour of establishing the inquiry, which will also examine existing legislative ...

Bank inquiry recommends breaking big four oligopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... Australia's financial services industry is "already competitive. Consumers can choose from 150 APRA-regulated providers, 3600 home loan products and 190 credit cards." The Customer Owned Banking Association was more amenable to the provisions to improve ...