Bates quits Cuscal

Cuscal’s deputy CEO Bianca Bates will leave the company in a few months to become chief customer officer at an ASX-listed entity. read more

The brawls around cash

One of the biggest stoushes in Australian banking in a long, long time is approaching its crescendo, as the RBA steps up to oversee industry conversations around the economics of cash-in-transit and t.. read more

Bank Australia and Qudos Bank to merge

Bank Australia and Qudos Bank propose to form the fourth largest mutual bank in the country, creating an entity supporting 300,000 customers and with assets around A$20 billion. read more

ACCC's flawed deposit inquiry

The yawning gaps and slender recommendations in the final report of the ACCC’s deposits inquiry mean there will be little change in the disparities and the dissatisfaction plaguing the deposit taking.. read more

Brokers, Macquarie 'limit coordination'

Macquarie Bank, HSBC and ING “are in a position to defeat coordination” by major banks, Ruth Higgins, barrister for ANZ told the Australian Competition Tribunal yesterday. read more

Bendigo BOQ merger 'mere possibility'

There have been exploratory conversations between Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and Bank of Queensland, Bendigo told the Australian Competition Tribunal – but they won’t lead anywhere. read more

Bendigo 'must spend vast amounts'

A merger of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and Suncorp Bank “would allow them to effectively compete”, the Australian Competition Tribunal heard on Friday. read more

Suncorp a secondary competitor

Suncorp Bank “is not a particularly vigorous competitor” Suncorp’s barrister told the Australian Competition Tribunal yesterday. read more