News

• JPMorgan boosts buyback by $1.88 billion with Fed's blessing 18/03/2016

  JPMorgan Chase & Co., the biggest U.S. bank by assets, can buy back an additional $1.88 billion in stock through June after getting clearance from the Federal Reserve read more

• Senate recommends level playing field for the co-op banking sector 18/03/2016

  The Senate Inquiry report into co-operatives, mutuals and member owned firms is a “strong endorsement” of the business model, according to a banking association read more

• Far Out Friday: ‘I don’t do porn films, just insurance’ 18/03/2016

  A former Liverpool goalie has been plagued by rumours he is a porn star working under the stage name ‘The Stopper’ read more

• Dollar at eight-month low as Dow average erases decline for 2016 18/03/2016

  The dollar sank to an eight-month low and oil topped $40 a barrel for the first time in three months read more

• New course helps advisers give back 17/03/2016

  A new e-learning course will introduce advisers to establish philanthropy as part of their business read more

• Aussie borrowers have significant mortgage buffer 17/03/2016

  Almost a quarter of Australians have a financial buffer of more than a years’ wages in their mortgage, the results of a new consumer survey by Mortgage Choice has revealed read more

• New Zealand economy expands faster than expected; currency gains 17/03/2016

  NZ's economy expanded faster than economists expected in the fourth quarter read more

• Gold jumps after Fed scales back forecasts for interest rates 17/03/2016

  Gold snapped a three-day losing streak after Federal Reserve officials held off from raising borrowing costs read more

• Property spruiker convicted of fraud 16/03/2016

  A New South Wales investment property spruiker has been found guilty of fraud read more

• Global stocks drop, yen jumps as commodity prices slide 16/03/2016

  Global stocks dropped and emerging markets weakened as the biggest two-day slide for commodity prices in a month reminded investors of the financial-market turmoil that marked the start of this year read more