Aussie banks hasten Brexit HQ choices 15 November 2018 5:33PM Australian banks and financial services companies are moving swiftly to reconfigure their European operations as the United Kingdom inches closer to a full withdrawal from the European Union. read more
Fed Court rejects $35m settlement for Westpac credit "breaches" 14 November 2018 5:47PM ASIC has been forced back to the drawing board in its pursuit of Westpac for thousands of alleged breaches of responsible lending laws after the Federal Court rejected its record $35 million settlemen.. read more
ASIC faces renewed scrutiny after bungled Westpac deal 14 November 2018 5:46PM Legal experts and consumer advocates were yesterday mulling over the intricate detail of Justice Perram's 10-page judgement that slayed ASIC's effort to wrench $35 million from Westpac for alleged bre.. read more
Major banks losing credit card customers to Latitude and Citi 13 November 2018 5:55PM Banks and other APRA-regulated institutions are continuing to lose ground in the credit and charge card markets as non-banks intensify marketing and promotion of their card offerings. read more
YBR performance pay a mystery 13 November 2018 5:54PM Struggling mortgage broking and financial advice business Yellow Brick Road is still negotiating performance pay arrangements for its new chief executive, Frank Ganis. read more
Vale Paul Costello 12 November 2018 4:53PM Leading figures in the Australian financial services industry are paying tribute to former company director and senior executive Paul Costello who passed away last week. read more
CBA punches out mega first quarter profit 08 November 2018 5:20PM Banking analysts yesterday were announcing modest upgrades to their full year's earnings forecasts for Commonwealth Bank, after CEO Matt Comyn unveiled a higher than expected first quarter profit upda.. read more
Westpac tackles executive pay 08 November 2018 5:19PM The industry-wide fashion for depleting executive remuneration has finally caught on at Westpac where the salaries and bonuses of four key members of the senior management team were cut in 2018. read more
Lending cools at Suncorp 08 November 2018 5:14PM The slowdown in demand for housing and business credit appears to be eroding growth prospects at Suncorp after the bank revealed a modest expansion in lending activity in the September quarter. read more
Bank victims pan reappointment of APRA boss 07 November 2018 5:14PM The federal government's decision to reappoint APRA chair Wayne Byres for another five-year term is stirring derision, scorn and consternation among members of financial services victims groups. read more