Price signalling headed for the shadows 07 May 2012 5:12PM Bank executives may have to restrain any commentary on price trends and opportunities, and their views of competitor conduct, with dedicated "price signalling" amendments to the Competition and Cons.. read more
Margin management no surprise 07 May 2012 5:06PM Trends in bank funding costs received yet another review in the Reserve Bank of Australia's quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy on Friday, with the RBA's data providing implicit support for the i.. read more
Genworth hikes LMI premiums 03 May 2012 5:10PM Genworth will lift its premiums on lenders' mortgage insurance by seven per cent, its US management disclosed last night. read more
Capital more than adequate, says Smith 03 May 2012 4:57PM Asked by an analyst yesterday about capital requirements in banking, ANZ's CEO Mike Smith says: "Every time we seem to get to the place that we want to be our regulators say we require more capital." read more
Industry gets help with margins 02 May 2012 5:01PM Banks have more scope to repair their margins now the Reserve Bank of Australia has said it will cut the target for the cash rate by 50 basis points to 3.75 per cent. read more
Shared equity rationed 02 May 2012 4:59PM Bendigo Bank is rationing access to its shared equity product, Homesafe, with only one third of the demand for this form of finance being fulfilled read more
Fitch rethinks Suncorp Bank rating 02 May 2012 4:53PM Fitch Ratings has lifted the long-term credit rating of Suncorp Bank to A+ from A, reversing a downgrade made only 10 months ago. read more
NAB takes refuge in the north 01 May 2012 5:01PM National Australia Bank will shift £6 billion in commercial loans from its Clydesdale Bank arm in the UK to the main operating entity in Australia, with the bank opting for a version of the "good b.. read more
Macquarie faithful to its model 30 April 2012 5:07PM Macquarie Group is taking a long-term view of the earnings prospects for its capital markets' businesses, based mainly on the calibre of the managers charged with securing the turnaround of division.. read more
Limited buyback outlined by Macquarie 30 April 2012 5:04PM Macquarie Group provided a wide range of estimates of the level of its surplus capital at its full-year profit briefing. These estimates range from A$2.1 billion to $4.5 billion, though each measure.. read more