Bankwest still causing pain

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

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

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

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

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

Remittance flows attract interest

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

Banks may be overcharging for business finance, Bruce Billson, the minister for small business, told the Franchise Council of Australia Conference yesterday. read more