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NAB expects to take a further £245 million in provisions for long-standing "conduct" issues in its UK business. read more

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will defer a decision on its planned framework for the supervision of conglomerate groups until after the release of the recommendations of the Financial.. read more

The Australian Bankers Association will continue to work on development of harmonised capital ratios, a topic of some controversy, if analysis produced by contributors to Banking Day is on the mark. read more

The shape of a plan by a group of small credit unions to blend their businesses with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is emerging, but questions remain over the future of equity interests of credit union mem.. read more

It is "generally recognised that capital buffer [of banks] should be larger," David Murray, chair of the Financial System Inquiry, said last night at a public forum in Melbourne. read more

Four ADIs idly strolling through the door might prove a bargain for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, although any tie-ups will hardly be a merger of equals. read more

The Catholic Negotiating Alliance, a network of nine hospital and aged care service providers, has been cleared to collectively negotiate with banks and health funds over terms of service. read more

The leadership talent supply pipeline in the bank sector is in the spotlight, with two chief executives felled yesterday. read more

How do you structure a bank, so that if it were to fail, it would not touch taxpayers? read more

"There's no shortage of liquidity to support small business, there is no shortage of debt to support small business," ANZ CEO Mike Smith said at a Trans-Tasman Business Circle lunch in Melbourne yeste.. read more