Slowdown retards Auswide profit 31 August 2015 3:55PM A special dividend from its captive mortgage insurance arm propped up the profit of Auswide Bank over the year to June 2015, a period in which economic stress in its core markets in North Queensland r.. read more
Consumer choices probed in Senate cards session 28 August 2015 4:31PM Interest margins on credit cards of greater than ten per cent fell under the spotlight at a Senate inquiry yesterday, with one regulator pushing for consumers to take more responsibility for shopping.. read more
Limp income growth a mortgage stressor 27 August 2015 3:43PM Tepid income growth and the inevitability of a return at some point to higher (and more typical) levels of interest rates are among the darker thoughts informing the more assertive actions on Australi.. read more
Investment lending still flourishing 26 August 2015 3:36PM Bigger banks are riding the recent wave of demand for housing credit. read more
Banks pay talks at pointy end 26 August 2015 3:34PM The corollary to a pay rise of four per cent for many staff at National Australia Bank should proceed following a staff vote. read more
Mounting loan arrears an industry-wide problem 25 August 2015 3:17PM Queries over asset quality in banking must be mounting, as evidence builds of a decided drift in the level of problem loans. read more
Leverage a carrot to Goldfields M&A 24 August 2015 3:29PM Western Australian ADI minnow Goldfields Money will work to a thinner target for its capital base, the firm explained on Friday. read more
Comment: Card sharks eat mutual fill 20 August 2015 4:20PM In business, the powerful prey on the weak. In banking, the oligopoly feasts on the cowering sector that is challenger mutual ADIs such as credit unions. read more
ANZ's impairment charges edge higher 19 August 2015 3:51PM The credit quality story at ANZ in the June quarter may be more nuanced than implied in an outline used by the bank to support its capital raising last week. read more
CBA exercises some bonus restraint 18 August 2015 3:54PM Commonwealth Bank may be holding onto its mantle as the best performing bank by return on equity, but the board of directors could be pushing for a more savvy performance yet from senior managers. read more