Foreign news: Bloomberg acquires Barclays Risk Analytics 26 August 2016 4:12PM Bloomberg has acquired Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions, which includes the Barclays fixed income benchmark indexes. Bloomberg's global head of financial products Jean-Paul Zammitt said ben.. read more
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Ten top picks from Banking Day this week 26 August 2016 12:14AM Catch up with best banking news around. read more
Branch numbers fall, as banks focus on costs 25 August 2016 3:44PM Branch numbers in Australia fell five per cent in the year to June - a reduction of 315 branches - with remote communities taking the brunt of closures. Total points of presence fell three per cent to.. read more
Briefs: Whitehead to lead Finsia, ANZ completes Notes 4 bookbuild, AMP makes board appointments 25 August 2016 3:35PM Finsia has appointed former CUA chief executive Chris Whitehead as its new CEO. The financial services association has been without a CEO since Russell Thomas left in February. read more
Foreign news: Citi drops 'thankyou' case, call to stop branch closures in the UK 25 August 2016 3:29PM Citigroup and US telecommunications giant AT&T have settled their dispute over the word "thanks". Citi took AT&T to court claiming the tag "AT&T thanks" as part of a customer loyalty.. read more
Briefs: Santander closes up shop in Australia, Greater Bank to issue 3-year bonds, Rabobank CBA hire 24 August 2016 4:17PM Spanish banking major Banco Santander SA is exiting the Australian market, not long after the bank opened its first branch in Australia in 2012 in a bid to increase its presence in the Asia-Pacific re.. read more
Foreign News: Inside Deutsche Bank's $10bn Moscow laundromat, Chinese banks hit by bills of exchange 24 August 2016 4:15PM China's commercial banks need to improve oversight of their bills of exchange business, following a string of thefts and unauthorised printing of the short-term financing instruments, while DB helps t.. read more
ADVERT: Climbing the ladder to success: How 5 influential women are driving change across the financ 24 August 2016 9:55AM Ahead of Women in Leadership Banking and Finance 2016, we asked five influential women in the Australian Banking and Finance industry to share their leadership journeys and the strategies women can.. read more
Briefs: Auswide confirms merger talks with The Capricornian, new head of audit at ANZ 23 August 2016 4:15PM Auswide Bank has confirmed that it was in merger talks with The Capricornian Ltd, a Central Queensland credit union, although the board of The Capricornian had, so far, declined to advance the proposa.. read more