Kelly turns metaphysical on cross-selling

Gail Kelly, the most tightly scripted of bank chief executives, allowed herself a moment of poetic fancy yesterday when she offered her vision of the "nirvana of banking". It turns out that the ulti.. read more

MF Global local operations in administration

Australian subsidiaries of the New York broker, MF Global, entered voluntary administration yesterday. Deloitte announced that it had been appointed administrator of MF Global Australia Ltd, MF Glob.. read more

Home lenders quick to cut rates

Commonwealth Bank and Westpac, which control 54 per cent of the home loan market between them, responded immediately to the news of a 25 basis point cut in the cash rate yesterday by announcing they.. read more

RMBS pricing keeps ticking up

The cost of issuing residential mortgage-backed securities continues to rise for second-tier institutions. In the latest deal, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank paid 130 basis points over the one-month bank.. read more

Clyne sticking to long-term strategy

National Australia Bank chief executive Cameron Clyne is determined not to "short term the business" in response to mounting regulatory, funding and competitive pressures. Clyne said yesterday that.. read more

NAB results at a glance

National Australia Bank's net profit for the year to September was $5.2 billion - up 23.6 per cent on the previous year. Cash earnings, the bank's preferred measure, were up 19.2 per cent to $5.5 bi.. read more