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Questions over industry structure have to be asked. Is four pillars a wise choice? read more

China will open opportunities to buy into its five major banks, Australian officials disclosed over the weekend. read more

Russia, China, Brazil and India had the world's most profitable banks in 2013, the annual report of the Bank for International Settlements has found. Australian major banks were the most profitable in.. read more

One systemic weakness in banking is being highlighted in the count down to the release of the Financial System Inquiry's interim report. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission on Friday.. read more

Caps on mortgage borrowing have been imposed in the UK, with the Bank of England extending an activist program sparked by the GFC. Banks in the UK must now ensure they do not extend more than 15 per c.. read more

The investment mandate of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation may be reshaped, as a workaround by the Australian government to cope with the refusal of the Senate to pass a bill to abolish the specia.. read more

A royal commission is needed to properly probe Commonwealth Bank's maladministration of its financial planning arm, the Economics References Committee of the Senate has concluded. read more

If there is to be a royal commission into CBA, one must assume it may end up ranging over more than financial planning mishaps and an unobservant bank board. read more

Quarterly "pillar 3" disclosures by banks may become more complex and also have to be produced on a more timely basis, if proposals from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision come into force in A.. read more

Drawing customers first served by a third party into a branch may be one rationale for NAB's new HomePlus brand. read more