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Macquarie Group plans to buy back to 10 per cent of its shares on-market, though this may not take place until well into 2012 at the earliest. read more

Commonwealth Bank says it will provide same-day value "over coming months" for merchants that use the bank to process debit card and credit card payments. read more

European banks may qualify for a fresh guarantee on wholesale debt, if political leaders follow through on one unresolved item from the deal reached last week to recapitalise the region's banks. read more

National Australia Bank will rely on secured funding, including mortgage-backed securities and covered bonds, to achieve short-term funding targets in wholesale markets. read more

There is not much of a scorecard in the 2011 profit pack for National Australia Bank that would allow readers to evaluate the success, or otherwise, of the now fading "break up" campaign introduced.. read more

A half-hearted "for sale" sign went up on the UK banking business of National Australia Bank yesterday. read more

If there is a cut in the cash rate in Australia next week, as interest rate markets and many commentators anticipate, will lenders cut home loan rates by a full quarter of a percentage point in line.. read more

Bank of Communications this week succeeded in obtaining registration as a foreign bank branch in Australia. read more

Suncorp is sticking to its aspiration, outlined two months ago, to return capital to shareholders and make use of surplus franking credit. read more

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group appears in final talks to buy the infrastructure advisory business of Royal Bank of Scotland in Australia. read more