Banks back away from provisions hack

A fragmented and reactionary response by banks to the Covid wildfire in greater Sydney is preparing the industry to reverse the reversal of provisioning that was the highlight of the most recent profi.. read more

CBA red-faced over pay deal

Blunders by CommBank - damned by the Fair Work Commission as misleading, even deceitful - will push up the cost of the pay rises agreed for most of the bank’s staff. read more

CBA capital and systems shaken

A third severe systems outage for Commonwealth Bank – and the second in a week – will be animating doubts over not just the robustness of core banking systems but the depth in the business case for an.. read more

Blurry scheme tests payments merger

A series of sharp questions from the ACCC for the proponents of the amalgamation of BPAY, eftpos and the New Payments Platform sheds light on the discussions that will see this new force in payments p.. read more

Heine lands as RAB chief

David Heine will be new chief executive of Regional Australia Bank, a choice that emphasises the distinctive strategy for the mutual bank. read more

ACCC trips payments merger

The planned amalgamation of BPAY, eftpos and the New Payments Platform has fallen foul of the ACCC, with questions over future investment roadmaps and contestability. read more