A super-healthy profit for Queensland Country Bank 31 October 2023 5:16AM This year’s sale of its health fund to HBF has delivered to Queensland Country Bank one of the largest ever profits for a mutual bank. read more
Auswide amps M&A rhetoric 24 October 2023 5:12AM Auswide Bank remains on the prowl for takeover opportunities. read more
Tribunal schedules ANZ and Suncorp appeal 23 October 2023 5:55AM The Australian Competition Tribunal will begin a nine-day hearing on Monday, 4 December on the applications by ANZ and Suncorp for a review of the ACCC’s recent decision to refuse authorisation for th.. read more
Comyn cashes in CBA shares 23 October 2023 5:54AM Matt Comyn, CEO of Commonwealth Bank last week sold a parcel of shares in the bank with a market value of $1 million. read more
G&C Mutual sets the standard 23 October 2023 5:49AM Continuing this year’s theme of exceptional profits among leaders in the mutual banking sector, G&C Mutual Bank annual report released on Friday showed a return on equity of 8.3 per cent. read more
Clarification: RBA governor remuneration 23 October 2023 5:47AM On Friday, Banking Day reported (correctly) that the RBA’s 2023 annual report disclosed a 10.5 per cent rise in the remuneration for then-governor Philip Lowe. There is nuance behind this number, howe.. read more
Counting the costs of the Philip Lowe era 20 October 2023 5:59AM Reserve Bank staff campaigning for a better pay offer from the bank will underline the pay benchmark set from the top – with governor Philip Lowe paid 11 per cent more in FY2023. As expected, the RBA.. read more
Unity Bank concentrates its risks 20 October 2023 5:55AM Unity Bank’s exposures to a handful of property developers will be concentrating the minds of management and the board of the mutual bank. read more
Core banking flop tests Northern Inland 13 October 2023 5:53AM A hapless effort to transition to a new core banking system has resulted in Northern Inland Credit Union plunging deep into the red. read more
BankVic prospers from restraint on rates 13 October 2023 5:49AM A higher margin and a healthy lift in new lending produced a 33 per cent rise in net profit for BankVic over the year to June 2023. read more