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Scam artists impersonate ASIC and MoneySmart

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... ASIC said the confidence tricksters are calling up from offshore telling unsuspecting consumers that their banks, credit unions, or building societies have overcharged them, and requesting their bank details. "We suspect this is a follow-up scam intended ...

Credit unions mount 'social' battle against banks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
The association representing credit unions and building societies is jumping on the election year to launch a new campaign designed to give bank customers a fairer deal. With the election only seven months away, industry body Abacus Australian Mutuals ...

APRA proposes more stringent liquidity reporting

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... the Net Stable Funding Ratio. APRA has also proposed minor amendment to the reports its currently receives from credit unions and building societies. Finally, standardised balance sheet maturity information that will allow APRA to better understand the ...

Marketing beyond gimmickry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... redesign their websites. But this doesn't mean giving away free iPads, which they said was a gimmick. "Banks and credit unions have begun to realise that their website is the most critical component of their online strategy. It doesn't matter how cool ...

Double A USA - the scare that wasn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... and Fannie Mae got chopped, so were "farm lenders; long-term U.S. government-backed debt issued by 32 banks; and credit unions and three major clearinghouses, which are used to execute trades of stocks, bonds and options." But we weren't scared into ...

NGS Super moves into Qld, WA

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... members," said Rodwell-Ball. "In Queensland, we'll focus on increasing our brand awareness among independent schools, credit unions and mutual banks, as well as building recognition among Uniting Church organisations as their default fund, off the back ...

APRA: Investment world still clouded with uncertainty

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... chair John Laker. According to the report, overall, the industries regulated by APRA, which also include banks, credit unions, building societies, life insurance, general insurance and reinsurance companies, were in 'good shape' at year end. But the ...

Smaller lenders to take brunt of Basel III reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
Smaller institutions such as credit unions and building societies are likely to be hardest hit by the Basel III capital reforms, said PwC, following the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's release of a discussion paper on the subject. APRA ...

Goodbye or good buy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... and Fannie Mae got chopped, so were "farm lenders; long-term U.S. government-backed debt issued by 32 banks; and credit unions and three major clearinghouses, which are used to execute trades of stocks, bonds and options." Were financial markets really ...

USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... to this action, the federal banking agencies are providing the following guidance to banks, savings associations, credit unions, and bank and savings and loan holding companies (collectively, banking organizations). For risk-based capital purposes, the ...