Lower rates lift satisfaction scores 27 June 2013 4:33PM Lower interest rates are lifting measures of consumers' satisfaction with banks. read more
PR Finance takeover delayed 26 June 2013 4:44PM PR Finance Group's failure to prepare full accounts for the 2012 financial year has forced a delay in the takeover of the troubled firm by Keybridge Capital. read more
Bluestone returns to non-conforming niche 25 June 2013 4:20PM Bluestone is getting back into non-conforming lending five years after suspending new loans from its cornerstone product range. read more
All set for bank failure 25 June 2013 4:17PM Banks are expected to have plans in place to ensure account holders can be reimbursed within seven days in the event of a bank failure. Accordingly, APRA has released a new prudential standard intend.. read more
Short-term wholesale flows OK 24 June 2013 5:14PM Banks have satisfactory access to the short-term debt market for now, even as wobbles in emerging markets unsettle financial markets generally. read more
Australian banks the fifth most profitable in the world 24 June 2013 5:13PM Banks in Australia are the fifth most profitable in the world - and the most profitable if the banking industries of the four BRIC economies are overlooked. read more
Wide Bay stretches lending targets 24 June 2013 5:10PM A diversification into personal loans and commercial loans by Wide Bay Australia is among the elements of the "higher-risk strategy" cited by Standard & Poor's last week as grounds for a cut in.. read more
Angas rating downgraded for second time 24 June 2013 5:09PM Standard & Poor's lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on debenture issuer Angas Securities to B- from B on Friday. It is the second downgrade from S&P this year for Angas. read more
Banking costs cheaper all round 21 June 2013 4:47PM The cost of banking for households and businesses is falling, according to two annual studies by the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Bankers Association. read more
Two banks commit to gender targets 20 June 2013 4:20PM ANZ and Commonwealth Bank may set targets that will "improve the representation of women in leadership" posts read more