Slowdown retards Auswide profit

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

Limp income growth a mortgage stressor

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

CBA exercises some bonus restraint

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