Bad debts fade away at CBA

The credit quality story continues to improve in the industry, with a marked improvement for Commonwealth Bank disclosed in its quarterly earnings over the three months to September 2015. read more

Latitude taken with GE Capital sales

Latitude Financial Services will be the new name of the GE consumer finance business in Australia and New Zealand, the buyers of the business said yesterday. read more

OTC reporting reform holed

More satisfactory reporting of over the counter derivatives is underway but the arrangements are nowhere near complete. read more

Consolidation dominates the ADI sector

Further strengthening of capital "is likely to be necessary to accommodate additional international reforms as well as the recommendations of the FSI," APRA said in its 2015 annual report. read more

Industry toes the line on investor lending cap

All large banks with material investor loan portfolios have committed to operate at or below APRA's ten per cent growth benchmark in the period ahead, the banking regulator said in its 2015 annual rep.. read more

Renewable loans hard work for CEFC

High yielding loans eluded the Clean Energy Finance Corp over the year to 2015, playing a part in the watering down of already low returns from the "green bank". read more