Westpac hastens ATM cull

Westpac is accelerating the retirement of automatic teller machines across Australia as more customers migrate to cashless ways of paying. read more

Comment: APRA hedges on Hayne critique

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has refused to bear responsibility for taking no court action against miscreant superannuation funds that skimmed fees from unsuspecting members. read more

CBA hints at capital return from GAM sale

Matt Comyn's breakneck project of shrinking Australia's largest company back to greatness took a $4 billion leap forward yesterday with the sale of Commonwealth Bank's global asset management business.. read more

Ex-NAB exec lands CFO gig at Archa

Melbourne-based banking aspirant Archa is gradually filling key roles in its senior management team and appears to be trawling the talent pools of major banks. read more

ING rejigs pricing of fixed rate mortgages

An overhaul of ING's mortgage rate schedule this morning is the first indication that pricing differentials between investment and owner-occupier mortgages might be set to narrow across the banking in.. read more

Banking code stoush trips into farce

The Australian Banking Association's fierce campaign to present its Code of Banking Practice as a viable tool for thwarting customer exploitation by the major banks looks to be degenerating into high.. read more