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ANZ chief executive Mike Smith believes the bank is getting its costs under control - it has been criticised for its cost growth. read more

ANZ's provision for credit impairment in the six months to March was A$538 million - 20 per cent lower than the $675 million of impairment provisions in the March half last year. read more

ANZ has overtaken National Australia Bank as the pace-setter in the mortgage market, while Commonwealth Bank and Westpac are losing share. read more

Customers of Commonwealth Bank will start to find that products are better tailored to their individual requirements, and that pricing is more likely to be based on their relationship with the bank.. read more

Business credit inquiries increased in the March quarter, but most of the demand coming from the mining states. read more

National Australia Bank will report a net profit of A$2.05 billion when it publishes its half-year results on May 10. This is a fall of 16 per cent over the previous corresponding period - the resul.. read more

Rabobank Nederland's Australian Branch launched a debt instrument designed to meet the Basel III net stable funding ratio rules yesterday. read more

Macquarie Group's biggest earnings' contributor, Corporate and Asset Finance, is losing momentum. Growth in expenses outstripped income in the division in the year to March 2012, and analysts observ.. read more

The Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, has released a revised draft of proposed payday lending regulation, which eases planned restrictions on high-cost, short-term finance contracts. read more

The Government is considering a proposal to make corporate social responsibility reporting mandatory for "mainstream financial institutions" as a way of encouraging the development of more affordabl.. read more