Malaysian corruption scandal deepens, raises more questions for ANZ 26 May 2016 3:45PM ANZ's link to the controversy surrounding Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB may warrant a more detailed report, following regulatory action this week against the Swiss private bank BSI, which acte.. read more
SWIFT shares 'crisis' response 25 May 2016 3:55PM Payments cooperative SWIFT last night ended its long public silence on recent incursions on customer operations linked to its network. read more
Credit unions crank up board turnover 24 May 2016 4:29PM The average tenure of a credit union board director fell from 10.72 years in 2004 to 9.81 years in 2012, a recent paper by a trio of Melbourne academics has shown. read more
Axe poised above ANZ elite 23 May 2016 4:09PM Many of ANZ's group one executives will be in the firing line if the bank pushes on with a cost reform plan of chief executive Shayne Elliott. read more
Audit chief McPhee now a banking watchdog 23 May 2016 4:06PM Ian McPhee, the former head of the Australian National Audit Office, will assist the Australian Bankers Association implement recently announced measures by banks to protect consumer interests. read more
Aussie banks load up on a Brazil in deep recession 20 May 2016 4:25PM Australian bank lending to recession-hit Brazil is at record levels. Banks have A$1.35 billion at risk in a country that credit risk insurer Coface has damned as beset by strife. read more
Waning work hours a negative for bank profits 20 May 2016 4:25PM On the face of it, a two per cent lift in the number of employed people in Australia over the year to April 2016 is a good signal for banking. read more
Negative returns dog bank super funds 20 May 2016 4:21PM The old story of rivalry between industry super and banking over collective investment returns has a new ending. read more
High cost, low growth banks admit the fintech challengers 20 May 2016 4:20PM A major competitive reversal for banks is unlikely, thanks to Fintech, Moody's Investors Service concluded in an assessment of fintech themes yesterday. read more
BIS calls on regulators to be more proactive supervisors 19 May 2016 4:39PM Fragilities in the financial system remain at the front of the minds of global banking regulators, with the head of the Bank for International Settlements producing a defence of an incomplete post-cri.. read more