Economy

Aussie Home Loans executive chairman John Symond has backed his decision to sell the majority of Aussie Home Loans to CBA in light of the recent spotlight on vertical integration.

Wide Bay Australia will seek shareholder approval to change its name to Auswide Bank at a general meeting on 20 January.

Embracing social media as part of your business will help it grow in areas other than marketing, according to a report by Deloitte.

Australia’s leading property data group has responded to recent criticism of its property valuation service, ValEx.

Wide Bay Australia has announced the appointment of compliance specialist Sandra Birkensleigh as a non-executive director.

The Reserve Bank of Australia will set a new national record when it meets in the New Year to decide on monetary policy.

Financial planning software company Decimal has announced the appointment of Carolyn Colley as its chief executive.

An industry veteran with proven lobbying skills has been appointed head of the Customer Owned Banking Association.

ASIC’s latest consumer financial confidence survey has revealed that more than half of Australian mortgage holders did not seek independent advice before obtaining a home loan.

The FBAA has reported a 32 per cent growth in memberships for 2013/2014 after growing 33 per cent in the previous financial year.