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A lift in variable rates in December by Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has put the brakes on new lending for the group at a time when it is reaching for asset growth and a lift in returns. read more

Four Australian banks have opted to jettison a proposed three-year boycott of Apple Pay and start over. Their new idea: an 18-month boycott to persuade Apple to fold over its limits on access to the N.. read more

A collective boycott by pubs of DC Payments, Australia's dominant, independent supplier of automatic teller machines may be on the horizon. read more

APRA won't wait for its international banking regulatory counterparts to finalise Basel IV. A parochial version that conforms to the rhetoric of the Financial System Inquiry's vision will be finalised.. read more

APRA renewed its threat of supervisory intervention, "probably in the form of higher capital requirements" on Friday - directed at banks unwilling to toe the line and curtail growth in residential pro.. read more

AMP's banking operation may be in a rare industry sweet spot, achieving industry leading returns, a low cost ratio and growing above system. read more

Two more banks may join Westpac in thumbing its nose at Genworth Australia, an entity losing its shine in the mortgage insurance market. read more

The final cost of the "Open Advice review Program" at Commonwealth Bank is likely to be in the order of A$23 million, with final offers now in the hands of affected customers. read more

Grant Spencer will serve a six month term as acting governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand from late this year. Graeme Wheeler, the current governor, has now made it clear that he will step down.. read more

Lending growth is missing at NAB, and huge growth in costs is bound to drive more staff out the door and focus owner scrutiny toward the bank management. read more