MyState searches the horizon 29 October 2013 5:02PM MyState Financial remains on the hunt for another deposit-taking entity to take over. read more
Bankwest still causing pain 28 October 2013 5:37PM The aftermath of Commonwealth Bank's 2008 takeover of Bankwest continues to distract management - and consume the passions of aggrieved customers. On Saturday, The Sydney Morning Herald reported tha.. read more
Costs high, earnings 'very low' at RBA 25 October 2013 5:14PM Underlying earnings at the Reserve Bank of Australia in the year to June 2013 were A$700 million, about the same as the previous year and "very low by historical standards", the bank said in its ann.. read more
MEasly returns persist 24 October 2013 5:31PM ME Bank is yet to meet a key financial goal, even as the bank ploughs along with a pricey investment program and business restructuring that it hopes will enable it to finally earn its industry supe.. read more
Hockey throws banks some bones 24 October 2013 5:30PM Commonwealth government bonds will be in more abundant supply as the new Australian government faces up to the fiscal choices ahead of it. The Australian Office of Financial Management says treasury.. read more
PPSR awareness questioned 24 October 2013 5:27PM Many trade credit suppliers have yet to register their security interests with the Personal Property Securities Register, National Credit Insurance (Brokers) believes. NCI collates research on trade.. read more
Mutuals seek revenue growth 23 October 2013 5:32PM Growing revenue by expanding the business is top of mind for a couple of the more dynamic mutual ADIs in New South Wales. read more
CUA 'committed' to mutual ownership 23 October 2013 5:30PM Credit Union Australia says it is "committed to maintaining mutual ownership", as it undertakes a review of its capital options. read more
Remittance flows attract interest 23 October 2013 5:28PM Xpress Money, a South Asian money transfer company, hopes to snare more market share in Australia, taking aim at a sector that the World Bank estimates is worth A$18 billion a year. read more
Bank margins earn Feds' ire 22 October 2013 5:46PM Banks may be overcharging for business finance, Bruce Billson, the minister for small business, told the Franchise Council of Australia Conference yesterday. read more