Asia lower risk for ANZ

Seven out of 13 countries in Asia were now making more than A$100 million in revenue for ANZ, the bank said at the outset of what may prove a chirpy regional tour for the investment set. read more

Leverage ratio 'no constraint'

The Basel leverage ratio "is not going to be the binding constraint on our banks," Charles Littrell, executive general manager for policy at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority told a parli.. read more

Stevens reflects on the crisis

Speaking in Sydney yesterday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens said: "I've observed a number of economic and financial episodes over the past 30 plus years. In just about every one of.. read more

Small fry fight for mortgage scraps

ME Bank, Bank of Queensland and ANZ are three banks gaining momentum from mortgage aggregator AFG as a third party sales channel, according to AFG's quarterly market share report. Macquarie also conti.. read more

Bank tax champ Petschler leaves COBA

The custodian of many mutual ADI strategies during the crisis years and beyond is moving on. Louise Petschler has quit as CEO of the Customer Owned Banking Association after more than six years in the.. read more