Suncorp non-core book review 26 March 2012 5:59PM Suncorp will be in a position to return around A$500 million of capital from its non-core bank to the core bank, according to a UBS review of the group. read more
NAB writes off the last of its toxic securities 23 March 2012 5:48PM National Australia Bank has written off two remaining synthetic collateralised debt obligations in its Specialised Group Assets portfolio. read more
Time for banks to review deposit product structures 23 March 2012 5:41PM Deposit-taking institutions will need to start making plans for how they will structure their deposit products under Basel III, after a reminder by the Reserve Bank that at-call accounts are genera.. read more
Mortgage insurance a nice earner 22 March 2012 5:22PM Mortgage insurers earned a total of A$999 million of premium income in the year to June last year and incurred claims of just $177 million. read more
Perpetual says media speculation wrong 22 March 2012 5:20PM Perpetual Ltd has issued a statement saying a Dow Jones report that it had appointed advisers to assist with the sale of its corporate trust division is wrong. read more
RBA may overhaul payments industry governance 21 March 2012 5:39PM The Reserve Bank is considering a major change to the governance of the payments industry as a way of ensuring the sector is better able to undertake systemic innovation. read more
ATO revisits its split-loan ruling 21 March 2012 5:33PM The Australian Taxation Office has issued a new tax ruling on split loans, revising the ruling it made more than a decade ago. read more
Banking scam numbers increase 20 March 2012 5:32PM Online account phishing and other consumer banking fraud ranked fourth on the list of the most common types of scam in 2011, according to an ACCC report. read more
Westpac leads business banking satisfaction surveys 20 March 2012 5:28PM Two business banking customer surveys were published yesterday - one shows overall ratings falling, while the other shows an increase in satisfaction. But they agree on one thing: Westpac has the hig.. read more
POS debut delayed by PayPal 19 March 2012 5:39PM Online payment service provider PayPal is expanding into the provision of point-of-sale payments services. read more