P&N nurses revival strategy 17 September 2014 3:51PM A drive to renovate business processes and support management renewal is behind a fall in the profit for WA-based P&N Bank over the year to June 2014. read more
Exchange controls fluid, fees fixed in Fiji 17 September 2014 3:51PM A bright election week in the South Pacific might stir up relaxation of extensive foreign exchange controls in Fiji, a niche market for Australian banks. read more
Banks referring loan applicants to 'predatory' lenders 16 September 2014 4:13PM Mystery shopping by the Good Shepherd Microfinance charity found banks often referred poor customers to "predatory" lenders, Good Shepherd chief executive Adam Mooney told a media call in Melbourne ye.. read more
COMMENT: Good intentions no match for Payday set 16 September 2014 4:12PM It will be next year before Good Shepherd Microfinance offers digital applications, trailing well behind the payday lenders it aims to replace. read more
WestConnex loan 'helps to pay itself' 16 September 2014 4:10PM A $2 billion concessional loan from the Australian government to the New South Wales government to fund the building of the WestConnex road project in Sydney will be paid back through increased tolls. read more
Faster payments about more than speed, says US Fed 16 September 2014 4:08PM Speed is just one of five goals of a forthcoming US Federal Reserve Financial Services study into faster payments. read more
Engineering costs screw down Tyro profit 12 September 2014 4:02PM Increased staff expenses have chewed into the profit of payments challenger Tyro. read more
Carbon and Mayne dog CBA 12 September 2014 4:01PM AGM grandstanding season is in bloom, with CBA the target of two nuisance campaigns read more
GE exit offers foreign bank entry into Aussie banking 11 September 2014 4:09PM The door may be ajar for a ready-made entry into Australia's uncompromising consumer banking market. GE Capital told staff on Friday a sale of the consumer business is in the works. read more
Asian flows swamp 'crisis' boat 11 September 2014 4:08PM ANZ set out to bury the baloney on a rural debt crisis in Australia, with some wide thinking about where Australian agribusiness might end up. read more