Comment: Four Aussie G-SIBS? 29 September 2014 3:25PM Why not? Some of the four majors must think they belong alongside Crédit Agricole, Mitsubishi UFJ, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of New York Mellon, BBVA, ING, Mizuho, Nordea, Santander and Standard C.. read more
Greensill and NordFinanz banks making plans in Australia 29 September 2014 3:24PM UK investment bank Greensill Capital may be stepping up its interest in the Australian market. read more
Comment: Bye bye, Basel? 26 September 2014 4:32PM Will nineteenth century ideas on banking leap to the fore at the Brisbane G20 summit in November? Will the leverage ratio eclipse the Basel risk-weighted ratios and the rest of the global regulatory c.. read more
Low pay ANZ aims to stay that way 26 September 2014 4:29PM ANZ is pushing for cuts to penalty rates and other conditions in pay negotiations with the Finance Sector Union. read more
Customers ATM pays price for underinvestment 26 September 2014 4:28PM In April 2012, Canadian outfit Direct Cash identified "a platform for growth throughout Asia Pacific" and an "opportunity to grow" the Customers ATM business platform in Australia. The country, it sai.. read more
Credit demand flourishing 26 September 2014 4:26PM Banks loans displaced traded debt instruments over the June 2014 quarter, the National Financial Accounts show. read more
'Unbalanced' mortgage market bugs RBA 25 September 2014 4:11PM "The composition of housing and mortgage markets is becoming unbalanced," the Reserve Bank of Australia declared in its half-yearly Financial Stability Review. read more
FinOne drives ahead 25 September 2014 4:10PM Investors Central, a newish unlisted public company centred on the sub-prime business of lender Finance One, saw its net profit jump 78 per cent to A$1.27 million over the year. read more
More household borrowing needed, says CBA 24 September 2014 3:53PM Diminishing returns for savers should lead to increased consumer borrowing demand, according to a report by the CBA's economics team. read more
Households 'net payers of interest' 24 September 2014 3:52PM "Households will remain net payers of interest," CBA says in a report released yesterday. read more