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The 2013/2014 financial year saw "probably the biggest growth that we've had in four years" in customer numbers, Westpac CEO Gail Kelly said yesterday. read more

Industry dividend growth outstripped banking profit growth by better than two times in 2014. read more

Bank CEOs have been striding the stage these last few days to make a case for caution on lifting the capital hurdle for the industry. read more

When industry researcher SNL recently surveyed "growing loan portfolios" for Hong Kong banks, focusing on large banks, ANZ's niche business in Hong Kong failed to rate a mention. And an overview by SN.. read more

The dichotomy that is the post GFC characteristic of Macquarie Group's business model provided its most strident display yet in its profit for the September 2014 half year, released on Friday. read more

It's only a couple of years since Macquarie reckoned its "surplus" capital to be in excess of A$3 billion, a number that once sparked ideas of a return of a material capital to help cover up the lack.. read more

National Australia Bank's domestic banking business exposed itself once more as the weakened patient at the heart of the bank's operations. read more

National Australia Bank CEO Andrew Thorburn finally articulated a theme, if not an actual strategy, for an "exit" from its clutch of legacy assets, of which Clydesdale Bank is the thorniest. read more

The annual bank profit show rolls into town today, with National Australia Bank, unusually, taking the stage first for a performance unlikely to satisfy the crowd. read more

The Australian Payments Clearing Association says it is nearing the third phase, dubbed "design and elaborate", of its eight-phase program to implement the New Payments Platform. read more