Payment defaults worse than GFC 25 July 2016 4:34PM Loan repayment stress among middle market and small business borrowers may be worsening, suggests parallel data on unpaid trade debts. read more
NAB and ANZ advance larger loans 22 July 2016 4:32PM One measure of bank brand recall - relating to the funder of a borrower's home loan - may be pretty sharp, if one table in the summary of the latest The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in A.. read more
AmBank features in US Malaysian recovery measure 22 July 2016 4:26PM The association of ANZ's Malaysian associate AmBank with ongoing investigations into the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal may be elaborated as a US probe progresses. read more
Bankers overpaid and untrustworthy, governance researchers find 21 July 2016 4:14PM Bankers and the banks that employ them have scored poorly in a survey of the public's views on professions and institutions by the Governance Institute of Australia. read more
Garcia makes room for Indue reset 20 July 2016 4:23PM Indue will promote an insider to chief executive, replacing longstanding CEO Manuel Garcia who is choosing to leave after 13 years. read more
MCU considers Bendigo alliance 19 July 2016 4:18PM The future of the co-operative credit union centred on the Queensland hinterland town of Maleny is up for review, with the board of MCU Limited leaning toward joining the Alliance banks network operat.. read more
Bail-in premium measured on hybrids 19 July 2016 4:16PM The market value for a "bail in risk premium" is "in the order of 200 to 300 basis points, relative to bank senior debt," a couple of analysts have concluded in a paper presented at a conference on fi.. read more
MAS considers ANZ sanctions over 1MDB 18 July 2016 4:07PM The Monetary Authority of Singapore "may impose fines and sanctions against ANZ" as well as its Malaysian associate AMBank, according to a blog post by independent Malaysian journalist Ganesh Sah.. read more
Labour market weakness and low wage growth may spell trouble for banks 15 July 2016 3:54PM The vulnerability of a casualised workforce is one risk highlighted in an analysis of banks' sensitivities to shocks and pressure on credit profiles circulated by Moody's Investors Service yester.. read more
ABA picks second mandarin for retail remuneration review 13 July 2016 4:34PM A handful of longstanding and outspoken critics of the banking industry will help shape "an independent review of commissions and payments made to bank staff and third parties" established by the Aust.. read more