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A comic scheme by an aggravated client of National Australia Bank to trick a key bank witness into a video “confession” backfired, with his latest in a long line of legal proceedings dismissed. read more

American Express had a bump in credit card volume in August. read more

Macquarie Bank, MyState Bank and Judo Bank are winners in the deposit market, as margin-minded big banks concede market share. read more

Lacking up to date data and much conviction beyond yielding to the strategic priorities of the industry, Friday’s final report of the Regional Banking Taskforce is a tepid read. read more

In the (unlikely) event of a minority or Labor/Green coalition government following the November Victorian state election, the big four banks may need to budget for a state-based levy on liabilities... read more

The Federal Court has ruled in favour of Commonwealth Bank and dismissed claims made by ASIC over “conflicted remuneration”. read more

Geoff Seccombe, chief executive of The Mutual Bank, in Maitland, yesterday announced he will be retiring.   read more

ANZ has yet to lodge its merger authorisation application with the ACCC for its planned purchase of Suncorp Bank. read more

The Reserve Bank of Australia is unlikely to pay any dividend to the government “for a number of years”, as the bank faces the costs of its pandemic era bond purchase program. read more

The Reserve Bank of Australia will resort to a bond purchase program “only in extreme circumstances”. read more