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ABA announces long-term initiative to improve financial literacy

The banking industry today announced it has committed to a long-term strategic priority of helping improve Australians' financial literacy. The program called 'Broadening Financial Understanding' is aimed at helping Australians make informed judgements ...

Greater competition in small business banking market: report

AAP | TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2003

Competition in the small business banking market grew in the past two years, with the big four banks, non-bank and niche players all scrambling for a piece of the pie, according to a new report. The independent report by KPMG, for the Australian Bankers' ...

Labor's Latham urges banks to cut fees and charges

WITH AAP | THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2003

Banks should cut fees and charges as they continue to rake in massive profits, according to Labor's treasury spokesman Mark Latham. Australia's Big Four banks are raking in profits at the rate of over $1 million every hour of every day. National Australia ...

ANZ raises standard variable home loan rate by 0.25 per cent

AAP | FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2003

... said it will raise its standard variable home loan rate by 0.25 per cent to 6.82 per cent. It is the first major Australian bank to lift its home lending rates since the Reserve Bank of Australia increased the official cash rate by 25 basis points on ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar sinks below $US0.7000

... traders read the manufacturing data as a sign that the emerging economic recovery was gaining pace. A trader at an Australian bank said the domestic dollar's fall below the important support level at $US0.7020 was significant. "We could see a test of ...

ABA welcomes RBA credit card reform

The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) today welcomed the commencement of the new interchange pricing regulation; what it termed "the effective end of the credit card reform process". "This regulation means that average interchange fees will fall ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker; ASX retreats from early gains

... today from its opening price of $US0.7041, with a morning low of 0.7030 and a high of 0.7050. A trader at a major Australian bank said today's data release revealing the property boom shows no sign of slowing did not impact on the local unit. The Australian ...

ABA reports "pleasing" fall in banking ombudsman cases

The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) has said it is pleased with the 13.3 per cent fall in the number of cases dealt with by the Banking Ombudsman, compared to last year. The fall was reported in the Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman (BFSO) ...

Housing finance expected to have risen in August

AAP | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003

The number of home loan approvals was expected to have risen in August as a low interest rate environment kept encouraging buyers and investors into the housing market. Most economists expect a rise of around 1.5 per cent in Australian housing finance ...

ANZ still has some hurdles to jump in NBNZ aquisition

AAP | FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003

... Banking Group Ltd to acquire the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ) but there are still a few hurdles left for the Australian bank to jump. ANZ is the only bank ready to buy NBNZ from Lloyds TSB, after Westpac Banking Corp Ltd pulled out, but there ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:39PM

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA | 12:33PM

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA | 12:10PM

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI | 12:28PM

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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