Renminbi swap a thorn in global policy 05 November 2015 5:57PM Australian credit lines to China are small beer among 18 money centres in the thick of the transformation of the world capital market. read more
OTC reporting reform holed 05 November 2015 5:56PM More satisfactory reporting of over the counter derivatives is underway but the arrangements are nowhere near complete. read more
Northern Beaches mutual washed west 05 November 2015 5:54PM At least three smaller credit unions are in the course of merging. read more
Small lenders raise their variable mortgage rates 04 November 2015 5:04PM Bendigo and Adelaide Bank yesterday upped their home loan rates, following the lead of ME Bank which, in lifting its rates last week, in turn took its cue from the major banks before it. read more
Bank of Melbourne confounds the critics 03 November 2015 4:51PM One measure of Westpac's priorities for its business arises from the use of new staff. read more
Consolidation dominates the ADI sector 03 November 2015 4:49PM 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 03 November 2015 4:48PM 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 03 November 2015 4:47PM 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
Liberty roams free in banks' heartland 02 November 2015 4:48PM Liberty Financial produced credible earnings and asset growth over the year to June 2015, a result bound to add to conjecture over its prospects as a trade sale or ASX float candidate. read more
Comment: Asian profit share a half measure at ANZ 30 October 2015 5:35PM The Asian angle in understanding ANZ is probably more complex and underwhelming at the end of Mike Smith's eight-year stint as CEO than he thought it might be at the outset. read more