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A continuing shift in business mix to higher margin lending product, combined with less residential lending punched a deep hole in the profit of Liberty Financial over the December half. read more

Susan Woods, an RBA insider, is being promoted to the newly established role of Chief Operating Officer at the Reserve Bank of Australia. read more

Afterpay looks an afterthought in Australian payments, and that may well be its fate in the US too. read more

Despite looking like it might well expire and exit the industry at several points in recent years, BNK Banking Corp is trudging along in the face of a massive margin hit. read more

Comment: Each takeover of a smaller rival proposed by a big Australian bank has won clearance from competition authorities over the last 35 years. Every single one. read more

Comment: In the disgraceful Australian catalogue of bank takeovers, one overlooked old ANZ favourite bears a review. read more

Questions are being asked about the value in Bendigo Bank’s proprietary branch channel. read more

Cuscal’s deputy CEO Bianca Bates will leave the company in a few months to become chief customer officer at an ASX-listed entity. read more

One of the biggest stoushes in Australian banking in a long, long time is approaching its crescendo, as the RBA steps up to oversee industry conversations around the economics of cash-in-transit and t.. read more

Bank Australia and Qudos Bank propose to form the fourth largest mutual bank in the country, creating an entity supporting 300,000 customers and with assets around A$20 billion. read more