Briefs: Bankwest doesn't ditch all ATM fees, RBNZ expected to hold 27 September 2017 3:27PM CBA subsidiary bank Bankwest is dumping its ATM fees, but only on some machines and two days after CBA and its Big Four rivals made the call. read more
Foreign News: Japanese banks plan J Coin, Deloitte hit by cyber attack 27 September 2017 3:23PM A consortium of Japanese banks, led by Mizuho Financial Group and Japan Post Bank, has announced plans to launch a digital currency. read more
ATM fees likely to remain in NZ 26 September 2017 4:38PM New Zealand banks look unlikely to follow the lead of their Big Four parent banks in scrapping ATM fees for customers using an ATM not belonging to their bank. read more
Briefs: CBA chair to face committee, losses for Brisbane apartment owners 26 September 2017 4:34PM In a move described as unprecedented, the house economics committee has called Commonwealth Bank chairwoman Catherine Livingstone to testify before it. read more
Foreign News: BoE to raise capital requirements on UK banks, Scandi ATM takeover a record breaker 26 September 2017 4:31PM The UK's central bank has warned British banks that they had been "too lax" in provisioning for potential losses on consumer credit and must put aside £10 billion more capital to protect themselves. read more
Insurance no longer possible for BEAR banks 25 September 2017 4:45PM An ADI "must not take out insurance against the consequences of breaching the BEAR for itself or an accountable person," the government is planning to dictate.This will leave the net wealth of all dir.. read more
Ramp up all Little lending 25 September 2017 4:43PM The A$20 million loan book of Little Lease Pty is a foothold for a trio of finance executives aiming high at the edges of the lending market. read more
Suncorp joins the battle for customers 22 September 2017 5:01PM Suncorp, sensing it has expenses under control and revenues edging upwards, is looking to introduce a few strategic changes, its CEO Michael Cameron told the company's AGM. read more
CBA rejigs wealth leadership team 22 September 2017 3:46PM At the same time as announcing the sale of its Australian and New Zealand life insurance businesses, Commonwealth Bank revealed it will conduct a strategic review of its asset management business, Col.. read more
Briefs: ANZ employees in new agreement, Crowd-sourced funding for public companies, NAB sign-up no c 22 September 2017 3:43PM ANZ has reached an agreement with about 20,000 employees in its Australian workforce to extend the Enterprise Agreement 2015-2016 for another year. read more