Briefs: Westpac unfair dismissal case, Malaysian bank merger timeline 05 June 2017 4:24PM Intriguing allegations relating to risk management at Westpac BT arm were aired in a civil proceeding last week. read more
Briefs: ANZ updates mortgage risk weighting, financial sector pay to stay down 02 June 2017 3:57PM The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has approved the ANZ Group's new model for Australian residential mortgages, to be adopted from June 2017. read more
Foreign news: US bank loans in recovery, Kmart hit again by card data breach 02 June 2017 3:55PM US bank loan portfolios look a "lot healthier than they did just a few years ago," say two New York Fed analysts. read more
Briefs: HSBC issues news 3-year bonds, informal lending market boosted, new ad agencies for ANZ and 01 June 2017 4:15PM The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd, via its Sydney branch (rated Aa2 by Moody's and AA- by S&P), has priced a new A$750 million three-year senior unsecured floating rate note benchm.. read more
Foreign news: First Data bids for CardConnect, BoA sells 3-year bonds 01 June 2017 4:13PM Bank of America is on track to complete the sale of its consumer credit card business in the United Kingdom, MBNA Ltd, to Lloyds Banking Group. read more
Briefs: New CFOs for ANZ and Cash Converters 31 May 2017 4:03PM Scott Manning will join ANZ from August as chief financial officer, Australia. read more
Foreign News: Cyber gang linked to North Korea 31 May 2017 4:01PM Lazarus, a cyber gang that attempted to steal US$1 billion from the Central Bank of Bangladesh and compromised a number of Polish banks, is "connected to North Korea," claims a Russian anti-fraud solu.. read more
Brief: Bill for levy law public on Wednesday 30 May 2017 4:50PM Legislation for the bank liability levy will be introduced into the House of Representatives on Wednesday. read more
ADVERT: How the New Payments Platform will impact Banks, Financial Services and Merchants - Insigh 30 May 2017 4:17AM From October, bank customers will no longer need BSB and account numbers when transferring money. This is just one of the ways the New Payments Platform will impact banks, merchants and retailers this.. read more
Bank of Melbourne overbuild reversed 29 May 2017 3:31PM Branches with Bank of Melbourne branding are finally among the branch closures being undertaken by Westpac. read more