Financial Services

The corporate watchdog has banned a third former Get Approved Finance broker from providing credit and financial services, after she was found to have engaged in misconduct.

The Australian share market has finished flat after the major banks failed to hold onto strong gains and as the energy stocks suffered steep falls.

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Australian shares have opened more than one per cent higher after US jobs data at the end of last week gave further support to the idea of a Federal Reserve rate hike this month.

The Australian share market has closed sharply lower after overseas markets fell on the European Central Bank's latest economic stimulus.

Programmed Maintenance Services is among five companies to be added to the S&P/ASX200 in changes to the market indices set to occur after market close on December 18.

The Australian share market has opened more than 1.5 per cent lower following big falls overseas in reaction to the European Central Bank's latest policy easing measures.

As part of a backdoor listing with Falcon Minerals, prominent technology investor Anthony Grist has paid $US1.5 million to become a major shareholder in a US-based company that has experienced rapid growth selling 3D printers.

Commodity price weakness has pushed the Australian share market lower as the big miners suffered sizeable falls.

Perth venture capital firms have welcomed government measures today that will allow small businesses to raise money by crowd-sourcing, but criticised them for not going far enough.

The Australian share market has opened slightly lower as investors await figures on the performance of the Australian economy.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia will hand back a massive $80 million to customers after discovering it failed to apply fee waivers and other benefits to which they were entitled.

The Australian share market is slightly higher as the big banks gained ground after the release of a better than expected jobs report.

More than 200,000 ANZ customers will share in $13 million in compensation after the banking giant failed to pay them enough interest on their savings accounts.

The corporate watchdog has permanently banned Marion Pearson from providing financial services after she was found to have engaged in ‘misleading and deceptive’ conduct.

The Australian share market is lower as weak Chinese trade data cancels out any optimism from a very strong US employment report.

Canada's Brookfield Infrastructure is determined to take over ports and rail operator Asciano despite Australian logistics firm Qube Holdings having a 19.99 per cent blocking stake in the target.

The Australian share market has opened higher, before flattening out in early trade as the banks offset losses in the minerals sector.

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens has pointedly refused to endorse the decision by the banks to protect their profits by jacking up home loan rates.

Businesses are benefiting from the "Turnbull effect" but that won't necessarily stand in the way of an interest rate cut when the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its Melbourne Cup day board meeting.

Westpac expects a pickup in business lending to help prop up earnings this year amid a slowing housing market.

Rob Bransby will resign as managing director of the state’s largest health insurer next year to take up the top job at Perth Racing.

Macquarie Group is on track for a record annual profit above $2 billion due to a falling Australian dollar and improving market activity.

Westpac is offering refunds to more than 10,600 customers found to be paying for insurance they did not need.

ANZ Banking Group has lifted its cash profit to $7.22 billion, although its record result was at the lower end of analyst expectations.

National Australia Bank lifted annual profit to $6.34 billion and confirmed plans to sell its unprofitable UK business and the majority of its life insurance arm.

ANZ Banking Group subsidiary Esanda has agreed to compensate more than 70 borrowers who took out car loans worth $1.38 million through Victoria Park-based broker Get Approved Finance.

The majority of Australian home owners will be hit with higher mortgage repayments after the country's big four banks hiked their interest rates.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has joined Westpac in hiking interest rates for home owners.

Australian institutional investors are among the most demanding in the world when it comes to reporting of environmental, social and governance risks, according to a global report released today by EY.

Western Australia’s largest health insurer is aiming for more growth in interstate markets to offset an expected loss of market share in its home state, after reporting a slide in its annual surplus.

More than 8,000 Commonwealth Bank of Australia customers will share in $7.6 million in refunds after the bank failed to deliver the benefits offered by one of its agricultural packages.