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The multiplying challenges of managing ANZ's ambitions for expansion in Asia were sketched out in a presentation yesterday. read more

Bank of Queensland took the lead once again on home loan pricing yesterday, with the bank electing to cuts its standard variable home-loan rate by 20 basis points. read more

Foreign bank loans to Australia fell by US$32 billion in the December 2011 quarter, unwinding the net increase in foreign bank lending over the preceding nine months of last year, BIS data shows. read more

Moody's Investors Service downgraded the long-term debt rating of Arab Bank Australia Limited to Baa3 from Baa2. read more

The 2011 annual report on NBNK Investments casts further light on the state of the negotiations - since abandoned - between NBNK and National Australia Bank over the purchase of Clydesdale Bank, in.. read more

A change in the view of the "tail risks" if there were to be a steep fall in house prices in Australia is likely to lead to lower credit ratings for mortgage insurance companies from Moody's Invest.. read more

The business model of taxi payments processor Cabcharge may take a knock if the government in Victoria adopts proposals suggested by an inquiry headed by two former competition regulators. read more

GE Capital's business in New Zealand is back on a growth path similar to that of its counterpart in Australia, with profits rising and asset quality improving. read more

APRA chair John Laker rejected arguments that the prudential regulator was pushing the capital ratios of banks higher and argued that banks had done so for their own reasons, which were mainly to sa.. read more

Suncorp Bank said it sold A$1.6 billion in covered bonds in the domestic credit market. It is the bank's debut issue of this form of bond. read more