Rate rationale reconsidered by RBA 17 November 2010 6:05PM In unusually expansive minutes from its November 5 board meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia makes a series of observations on bank funding that qualify, and almost retract, a line of argument it.. read more
Foreign bank losses recur 17 November 2010 5:57PM Foreign bank branches continue to be a source of periodic losses. read more
Life in Lloyds yet 17 November 2010 5:53PM Lloyds Bank is bringing its largely dormant Australian branch to life. The bank is marketing a three-year senior domestic debt issue, Insto reports. read more
Tyndall price less than advertised 17 November 2010 5:52PM Suncorp will receive A$80 million from Nikko Asset Management for Tyndall, a small fund manager that the insurance and banking group preferred to swap for cash and capital. read more
Capital ratios sound for CUBS 17 November 2010 5:49PM The top 10 credit unions lifted their market share of the sector from 62.5 per cent, in 2009, to 65.4 per cent, in 2010, the annual KPMG survey of the sector shows. read more
Expanded AMP a fifth force, of sorts 16 November 2010 6:40PM AMP yesterday revived its bid for Axa Asia Pacific in a combination that management is this time styling as a "fifth force" in financial services. read more
Profit and people targets elude Mike Smith 16 November 2010 6:34PM Mike Smith, chief executive of ANZ, exceeded six of 14 performance measures listed in the bank's annual report, published yesterday. Smith "met" four more targets and "met in majority of business" t.. read more
GRG buys 239 Suncorp ATMs 16 November 2010 6:20PM Most of Suncorp Bank's Sydney ATM fleet is to be owned and operated by GRG Group, the latter announced yesterday. read more
Cloud computing worries APRA 16 November 2010 6:15PM The trend toward cloud computing is ringing alarm bells at APRA, with the financial regulator writing to banks and insurers to remind them about the need to conform to established policies on outsourc.. read more
Slack demand contains CBA profit 16 November 2010 5:53PM Commonwealth Bank yesterday produced an uninspiring trading update for the first quarter, - one contained by "muted" credit growth and retail margins described as "the lowest ever". read more