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Global IME Bank Limited takes the stage with a representative office in Australia from this week. read more

Big Sky Building Society took a step up in the Australian Unity investment portfolio over the last year, accounting for A$700 million in assets and 17 per cent of group total in the year to June 2014.. read more

The mutual banking sector "which has long been an important part of Australia's financial system, is at a critical point," John Cossons, chair of People's Choice Credit Union wrote in the Adelaide mut.. read more

There are parts of Australia where the housing market is "a little frothy, but it is generally not totally out of whack with where you'd expect it to be," ANZ chief executive Mike Smith said at The Au.. read more

Fringe lenders, often new suppliers, are climbing out of the detritus of the GFC and adding to the supply of credit in the Australian economy. read more

MyState's new CEO Melos Sulicich spelled out five goals at the AGM yesterday. read more

American Express saw "improved growth" in total billings in Australia and Korea over the year to September 2014 along with "very strong volumes in China," the company said yesterday. read more

"There is a growing level of scale and expertise within the industry funds to move into investment territory once the exclusive domain of the banks - namely debt and greenfield infrastructure finance.. read more

The IPO timetable ticked by with Great Western Bank proving a hard sell for National Australia Bank. read more

Community Sector Banking "now provides banking services to more than 8600 organisations and is growing at a rate of 15 per cent a year", executive director Peter Quarmby declared in a media release ye.. read more