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ANZ has announced the appointment of a former prime minister to its board, effective immediately.

A mutual bank has pointed to APRA’s “blunt” lending curbs as a primary driver of lower volumes over the six months to December 2017.

Private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. has acquired specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages Asia Pacific (Aus and NZ) for an undisclosed sum.

Over a quarter of Australians have discovered issues with their property after rushing the purchase of a home they’ve fallen in love with, new research has found.

The Commonwealth Bank has rejected 89 of the 100 additional charges filed by AUSTRAC relating to the bank’s alleged breaches of the AML/CTF Act.

ANZ has appointed Kevin Corbally as its new chief risk officer, replacing the retiring Nigel Williams.

New ANZ research has maintained a relatively positive outlook of the NSW property market.

Up to 95 per cent of Australian financial service firms are having difficulty identifying their customers, according to a new report by data consultant GBG.

The NSW government has announced that it is set to launch the state’s first Productivity Commission to ease housing affordability pressures, among other objectives.

The major bank this week reported that its home lending portfolio grew 1.2 times system in the December quarter.