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Declining returns for ANZ are a feature of the bank's March 2015 half year result, an outcome irritating management as well as investors. read more

ANZ plans to sell its Esanda finance business principally to release capital for the group, Shayne Elliot, the bank's chief financial officer, told an investor briefing yesterday. read more

ANZ's statutory profit in Asia is superficially one of its best yet, equivalent to 16 per cent of group profit in the half year to March 2015. This is up from 14 per cent in the prior half. read more

Westpac's multi-brand strategy is struggling to differentiate its operations from those of the core retail bank brand, if the few financial metrics shared with investors are any guide. read more

The completion of IT investment by Westpac is one theme of a mostly thin outline of the bank's hits and misses in Asia recently. read more

Wesfarmers will go it alone in the Australian credit market under its Coles brand, after opting to buy out GE Capital's 50 per cent share in a longstanding joint venture. read more

Australia's largest mortgage broking group, Australian Finance Group, yesterday lodged a prospectus for an initial public offer and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. read more

National Australia Bank may be looking to lift margins on many core products as its searches for a story that will convince investors to reconsider their analysis of the bank. read more

Payments gateways SecurePay and DirectOne muddled along with the resolution of their week old operational problems over the weekend. read more

A critical piece of payments infrastructure has been sidelined for days, raising questions over the management effectiveness of Australia Post, two subsidiaries of which are at the centre of the strif.. read more