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Laws governing payday lending will be subject to a periodic review, the assistant treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Friday. read more

A former Westpac bank manager who stole A$515,000 over four months to finance his gambling addiction has been jailed for more than four years. read more

It is only a couple of weeks since ANZ danced around in one outline of how to produce its share of the capital needed to walk the Australian banking sector to the elevated and "unquestionably strong r.. read more

Credit quality is weakening for banks if a surprise outline of ANZ's trading experience over the June 2015 quarter is any guide. read more

We apologise to any readers who may have missed their usual Banking Day editions this week. read more

Late last year, one of ABC's 4 Corners' producers rang to seek my views on Westpac's responsibility as a funder of payday lenders. read more

Suncorp Bank has had its most creditable half-year and full-year earnings in a long time, with the bank producing a return on equity of in excess of 12 per cent over both the last six months and 12 mo.. read more

"Incremental stress" lies ahead for Australian banks, Moody's Investors Service concluded in a largely mundane review of factors affecting the local banking system. read more

One periodic survey of "household financial comfort" produced some gloomy data in its latest release. ME's Household Financial Comfort Index decreased by six per cent during the first half of 2015, "l.. read more

ANZ must be weighing its options around its banking investment in Malaysia, as local powerhouse RHB Capital pursues a merger with AMMB. read more