Financial Services

Perth-based financial services firm Kikka Capital has partnered with a US financial technology firm to launch an Australian-first online lending platform aimed at small to medium-sized businesses,

The Australian share market has finished flat as lacklustre trade failed to spark momentum.

The Australian share market is in the green as strength in the yield trade pushes the financial sector higher.

Better economic figures out of the US have failed to deter the Australian dollar, which rallied to a two-month high overnight.

Wall Street stocks have finished lower after positive economic data lifted speculation the US Federal Reserve could move more quickly to raise interest rates.

The Australian share market has edged higher, but investors are still waiting for a catalyst to drive it through the 6,000-points mark.

The Australian market has started the session on a positive note, led by gains in the resources space.

More hints from the US central bank of a late interest rate hike have weighed on the US dollar and given the Australian currency a boost.

US stocks have finished somewhat lower after a quiet day of trade with the Nasdaq lagging the other two indices following last week's surge.

The Australian share market got to within five points of the 6,000 points mark on Monday but then fizzled out, with no major corporate or economic news to maintain momentum.

The Australian share market has opened higher as the bourse flirts with breaking the 6,000 point landmark for the first time in seven years.

The Australian dollar is one US cent firmer after a voting member of the US Federal Reserve argued that American interest rates should stay near zero for quite a bit longer.

The Australian share market has closed higher, edging towards the 6000 point level, not seen since early 2008.

The Australian share market has edged slightly lower as fresh falls in oil prices dragged on the energy and materials sectors.

The Australian dollar is one US cent weaker as traders pile back into the greenback.

The Dow and S&P 500 have given back some of their gains from the prior session, while the Nasdaq edged up closer to 5,000.

The share market has enjoyed its best day since Christmas as it rode a growing wave of expectation of a Reserve Bank rate cut.

The share market has opened higher on growing expectations of a Reserve Bank interest rate cut.

Wall Street stocks have surged after the Federal Reserve trimmed its US economic forecast and signalled a cautious approach to raising interest rates.

The Australian dollar has surged by two-and-a-half US cents after the US Federal Reserve surprised financial markets with weaker American growth forecasts, before falling back.

The Australian stock market has finished flat as wary investors wait for a key interest rate announcement by the US Federal Reserve.

The Australian share market has dipped with losses in the materials sector because of falling oil and commodities prices.

The Australian dollar is weaker as the US Federal Reserve begins its two-day meeting on monetary policy.

US stocks have finished mostly lower ahead of a closely watched Federal Reserve policy announcement, while the Nasdaq rose on news of a potential new Apple television venture.

More evidence another interest rate cut is just around the corner has helped drive the Australian share market higher.

The corporate watchdog is threatening to come down hard on payday lenders as a report shows the industry remains rife with questionable lending practices.

The Reserve Bank of Australia says it may need to take a razor to interest rates again as Australia's economic outlook continues to deteriorate.

The Australian share market is stronger in the wake of a solid lead from United States markets.

The Australian dollar is marginally weaker as disappointing American factory data dents the greenback ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting.

US stocks have ploughed higher as the US dollar retreated and the market looked ahead to a Federal Reserve policy decision in the next two days.

A sharp fall in oil prices and low iron ore prices have weighed on energy and mining stocks and sent the share market lower.

The share market has started the week on the backfoot as cautious investors sit on the sidelines in the lead up to this week's US Federal Reserve meeting.