CBA, Westpac chop deposit rates

Major banks have moved to shield their margins on home lending by slicing base rates on some of their most popular savings accounts marketed to depositors. read more

Forrester flunks ANZ app

All four big banks came up short on the metric of "privacy and trust", in an evaluation of mobile banking apps by leading consultancy Forrester. read more

Mixed blessings from Hangzhou

Commonwealth Bank is likely to receive an earnings fillip from one of its Chinese banking arms when managing director Matt Comyn unveils the group's full year profit result in August. read more

Errant ABA defended by Hirst

In the first instalment of a two-part feature, former Bendigo and Adelaide Bank boss Mike Hirst discusses the big industry issues that exposed profound tensions within the banking industry's peak body.. read more

Comyn culls mortgages

Matt Comyn's simplification agenda is reaching into the product design and strategic marketing areas of the Commonwealth Bank, with the company preparing to cull its range of mortgages sold to Austral.. read more

Virgin Money retreats from Brisbane

Bank of Queensland subsidiary Virgin Money has slashed the maximum loan to value caps for borrowers wanting to buy into Brisbane's depreciating apartment market. read more