A New York-based hedge fund has moved to majority ownership of specialist business lender Radium Capital after purchasing a 50 per cent stake in the Perth-based company.
Sheffield Resources has appointed global investment bank UBS as its corporate adviser to help assess potential investments by a strategic partner in the Thunderbird mineral sands project in the Kimberley.
Stockbroking and funds management company Euroz has foreshadowed a half-year net loss after investment losses offset a gain in underlying cash earnings.
National Australia Bank is scrapping its overhauled executive pay structure in response to an overwhelming first strike in which more than 80 per cent of shareholders voted against it.
The nation's banking regulator says it will remove a cap on interest-only loans for residential property, on the grounds that the measure had reached its objective of curbing higher-risk lending practices.
P&N Bank is considering a merger with regional east coast credit union bcu, which is about half the size of the Perth-based lender, to form a combined group with a $6 billion asset base and 150,000 customers across the country.
QBE Insurance has announced a three-year operational efficiency program targeting savings of S130 million in 2021, with the company also flagging better profits in 2019.
IOOF Holdings' managing director and chairman have stepped aside following moves by the prudential regulator to disqualify the beleaguered wealth manager's top brass.
Shares in IOOF Holdings have lost more than a quarter of their value after the prudential regulator moved to disqualify the beleaguered wealth manager's top brass and impose new licence conditions.
Cash Converters International has appointed Bank of Queensland's Sydney-based group executive, Brendan White, as its new chief executive, starting in March next year.
Bankwest has signalled its desire to expand its east coast presence, by signing a multi-year naming rights deal with the NSW government for a new 30,000-seat stadium in western Sydney.
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A former Perth financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing financial services and credit activities, after he was convicted of stealing more than $100,000 from his clients.
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Australia's banking regulator wants to further lift banks' capital requirements in order to strengthen the financial system's ability to cope with shocks.
Westpac has reported a flat full-year profit of $8.07 billion after customer compensation and legal costs contributed to a weak second half at its consumer and wealth divisions.
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