Lending hard for ANZ 02 May 2018 5:13PM ANZ will continue going after more owner-occupier borrowers, but CEO Shayne Elliott warns all borrowers will have to jump through higher hoops as the bank applies " a level of caution that will make i.. read more
B zeroes wrench bank ratings 30 April 2018 4:34PM The era of Aa and AA graded Australian bank credit ratings is almost over. The reporting schedule this week is ANZ, NAB, Macquarie and Westpac next Monday. A CBA update, who knows when. read more
ASX 200 options bank auctions 23 April 2018 4:43PM Endogenous shocks are the best. The bad debts charge across the banking industry will mount soon. read more
Comment: Laker and Byres mull dividends from bank duress 03 April 2018 4:08PM A curb on Commonwealth Bank's dividend payments looks a red hot risk as a panel of APRA scrutineers wrap up their examination of the bank. read more
PayID jitters as NPP dawns 12 February 2018 4:57PM Macquarie Bank will be a noteworthy no show on the New Payments Platform when the long awaited industry reform opens up to the public by the middle of this week. Tuesday is the day slated for the prin.. read more
Multi-brand stagger for NPP 05 February 2018 6:09PM About four in five bank accounts in Australia will be reachable under the new real time payments platform "within a few weeks after the launch", whenever that may be, NPP Australia said. Customers of.. read more
Hayne stirs disdain for Turnbull's bank inquiry 04 December 2017 4:34PM The selection of a conservative former justice of the High Court, Kenneth Hayne, as the sole commissioner of the planned royal commission into misconduct in financial services was announced on Friday,.. read more
CBA handicaps CEO list 28 November 2017 6:28PM A trio of offshore bankers are on the short list for the post of chief executive of Commonwealth Bank. One or two Australian finance executives also feature on a list believed to feature no more than.. read more
Liberty aligns with insurance broker 27 November 2017 4:48PM Liberty Financial has taken a "strategic stake" in insurance intermediary ALI Group. ALI has not been reliably profitable, though it has traded in the black in recent years. read more
Comment: APRA's macro rumble 22 November 2017 6:01PM Riding shotgun with big banks over interest-only lending has paid off for APRA. read more