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The temptation for foreign banks to harvest central bank liquidity from their Australian branches is an issue that has emerged from the findings of a research exercise into the operation of the comm.. read more

The Financial System Inquiry asked yesterday that initial submissions to be lodged by March 31. read more

Conjecture over the stability of China's banking system is bound to ramp up after the recent decision the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the country's largest bank, made to facilitate an e.. read more

Half a dozen leading indicators monitored by Moody's Investors Service are either favourable or neutral for bank asset quality in Australia, according to an assessment published yesterday by the rat.. read more

Efforts by ANZ to sell its 39 per cent stake in PT Bank Pan Indonesia, to Mizuho Financial Group, are getting warm. read more

ANZ has begun paying A$70 million to around 230,000 customers, refunding them for mortgage interest rate deductions that the bank failed to pass on, or compensating them for over-charging on home lo.. read more

There is no shortage of private capital to finance the delivery of major infrastructure, Westpac said in a submission to the Productivity Commission. The commission is conducting an inquiry looking.. read more

Want free credit? National Australia Bank is the bank to ask. It will charge no interest all on its personal credit cards for 15 months. Citi-funded Virgin Money used to have the edge when it came to.. read more

If there is a "real agenda" for the forthcoming financial system inquiry, it is taking time to emerge. Treasury has developed a tidier form of the terms of reference for the inquiry, but the documen.. read more

The context in which National Australia Bank must seek a buyer for its poorly performed Clydesdale Bank subsidiary in the UK has shifted in recent days, with the Labour Opposition proposing market s.. read more