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Moody's Investors Service downgraded the long-term debt rating of Arab Bank Australia Limited to Baa3 from Baa2. read more

The 2011 annual report on NBNK Investments casts further light on the state of the negotiations - since abandoned - between NBNK and National Australia Bank over the purchase of Clydesdale Bank, in.. read more

A change in the view of the "tail risks" if there were to be a steep fall in house prices in Australia is likely to lead to lower credit ratings for mortgage insurance companies from Moody's Invest.. read more

The business model of taxi payments processor Cabcharge may take a knock if the government in Victoria adopts proposals suggested by an inquiry headed by two former competition regulators. read more

GE Capital's business in New Zealand is back on a growth path similar to that of its counterpart in Australia, with profits rising and asset quality improving. read more

APRA chair John Laker rejected arguments that the prudential regulator was pushing the capital ratios of banks higher and argued that banks had done so for their own reasons, which were mainly to sa.. read more

Suncorp Bank said it sold A$1.6 billion in covered bonds in the domestic credit market. It is the bank's debut issue of this form of bond. read more

Suncorp Bank is continuing to pursue growth in assets and deposits at above system and aspires to lift its market share by one percentage point. read more

The commodities part of Macquarie Group will become a shareholder in London-based sugar trading business Czarnikow. It will buy a 42.5 per cent stake from Sucrogen, now a subsidiary of commodities t.. read more

Quarterly data on credit unions and building societies from APRA is losing its utility, as a number of large credit unions hang out a bank shingle while retaining their mutual status. read more