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A proposed new public inquiry into the banking industry has a theme, political backing, a start date and an end date - but no genuine terms of reference yet. read more

Arch Capital Group is the rising titan of the Australian capital market, and jostling for claims as risk decision-maker-in-chief in a hyperventilating mortgage market. Westpac and Macquarie Bank are o.. read more

When fronting investment types at the end of last week, Macquarie Group's CEO Nicholas Moore and CFO Patrick Upfold, conformists both, didn't tell much of any story on a 2017 full year result that fit.. read more

From contested near-death experiences in 2008 to action stations in 2011 and then to this weekend's trooping of the colour of the newest bankers' Lamborghinis stashed with bonus lolly, it's been a hec.. read more

National Australia Bank expects to have pared back its interest-only lending to within APRA's 30 per cent cap by the last quarter of the year, managing director Andrew Thorburn said yesterday. read more

APRA's new macroprudential measures are not targeted at high house prices, but are about "breathing space while the underlying issues are addressed," RBA governor Philip Lowe said yesterday. read more

Bank of New Zealand has drummed up scant interest in Android Pay and NAB shared no data on demand in Australia. As for Apple Pay, NAB's silent on talks with Apple and coy about UBank's status. read more

Mortgage delinquencies managed by insurer Genworth Australia nudged higher over the three months to March 2017 quarter and have crept up by around one quarter over the last year or so. read more

Queensland Country Credit Union and Queenslanders Credit Union plan to form the second largest Queensland based Credit Union. read more

The number of personal insolvencies rebounded over the March 2017 quarter - and are now approaching the levels seen during the global financial crisis. read more