Outlook positive for BOQ 02 December 2013 5:22PM Bank of Queensland scored another favourable appraisal from a credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings, on Friday, which revised its outlook to positive from stable. read more
Financial system 'costly and inefficient' say industry funds 29 November 2013 5:32PM The utility of Australia's financial system over the last two decades is the subject of a harsh critique by one of the industry sectors that has most benefited from the "financialisation" of the eco.. read more
BOQ 'a national bank' 28 November 2013 5:57PM At Bank of Queensland we can "now legitimately call ourselves a national bank", says the bank's new chair, Roger Davis. He was speaking at BOQ's annual meeting yesterday. read more
Swan Hill flies to bankmecu 28 November 2013 5:56PM Swan Hill Credit Union is considering a merger with bankmecu. read more
Narrow banking scorned by Laker 28 November 2013 5:55PM APRA chair John Laker shot down a possible topic for lively debate yesterday that may be addressed by the forthcoming financial system inquiry. read more
Give public sector more infrastructure risk, says RBA 27 November 2013 5:19PM Australian governments may have to shed their aversion to public debt in order to help stimulate investment in infrastructure, Reserve Bank deputy governor Philip Lowe said yesterday. This will be m.. read more
Foreign branch banks in clover 27 November 2013 5:17PM Foreign banks are well in the black, reporting the kind of profit margins last seen before the global financial crisis. Quarterly data on bank performance produced by APRA shows foreign branch banks.. read more
Aged need public line of credit 25 November 2013 5:13PM The Productivity Commission is pushing once more for the Australian government to promote an equity release scheme to help fund the costs of aged care services.Aged need public line of credit read more
ME Bank stretches funding 25 November 2013 5:12PM ME Bank aims to develop a wholesale debt curve, following its debut sale of A$325 million in senior debt funding on Friday. read more
FSI combatants take up their positions 22 November 2013 5:43PM Financial services' industry associations yesterday provided a preview of the positions they will push at the forthcoming financial system Inquiry. read more