CBA business heads earn bigger bonuses 21 August 2012 4:55PM Commonwealth Bank's chief financial officer, chief risk officer and Asian business head collected lower bonuses in the bank's 2012 financial year, while most of their management committee colleagues.. read more
Bell bill mounts 20 August 2012 5:17PM Banks may have to make yet more provisions for their 27-year-old - and more than 20-year impaired - loans to Bell Group. The company - which became an arm of Alan Bond's business empire - expired at.. read more
ANZ's Australian margins recover 20 August 2012 5:13PM ANZ says its margins recovered in Australia over the June 2012 quarter, while margins were stable at a group level over the quarter. read more
PSB takes EPAL side in combo-card row 20 August 2012 5:10PM The Payments System Board continues to delve into corners of the retail payments market in a manner amenable to the strategies of the Eftpos scheme. read more
US money market funds reduce A$ assets 17 August 2012 4:57PM Improving sentiment towards banks in the core of the eurozone during July saw US money market funds reduce their holdings of short-term debt from Australian banks. read more
Institutional push on at CBA 16 August 2012 5:15PM The institutional banking business at Commonwealth Bank is making one of its periodic pushes to lift its market share, an effort that on this occasion may enjoy the support of the bank's CEO. read more
Dividend machine churns at Commonwealth Bank 16 August 2012 5:13PM Commonwealth Bank lifted its dividend payout ratio to 75 per cent in the 2012 full year and resolved that it would pay more of the dividend following the half year profit in future. read more
Chinese fraud dents Asian profit for CBA 16 August 2012 5:04PM Commonwealth Bank's story of profit growth in Asia - which is driven by investments in Indonesia and China - continues to be hampered by the little discussed fraud in 2010 at Qilu Bank, in which CBA.. read more
ANZ updates Asian options 16 August 2012 5:00PM ANZ's CEO yesterday voiced fresh frustration over APRA's approach to the measurement of capital and said the bank may have to adapt its strategy if the regulator sticks with its present approach. read more
NAB limits quarterly disclosure 15 August 2012 6:11PM Cash earnings tracked sideways at National Australia Bank for a third successive quarter in June. The bank said its cash earnings were $A$1.4 billion, while net profit was $$1.2 billion. read more