Suncorp plays catch up 30 May 2012 4:55PM Suncorp Bank is continuing to pursue growth in assets and deposits at above system and aspires to lift its market share by one percentage point. read more
Sugar tastes OK to Macquarie 30 May 2012 4:51PM The commodities part of Macquarie Group will become a shareholder in London-based sugar trading business Czarnikow. It will buy a 42.5 per cent stake from Sucrogen, now a subsidiary of commodities t.. read more
CUBS data off the mark 30 May 2012 4:48PM Quarterly data on credit unions and building societies from APRA is losing its utility, as a number of large credit unions hang out a bank shingle while retaining their mutual status. read more
Middle market growth plan for GE 29 May 2012 5:12PM GE Capital is looking to the middle market in Australia, and especially the resources sector, for growth, with the financier no longer being constrained by the need to release capital from its paren.. read more
Umi stretches GE brand 29 May 2012 5:10PM GE Capital will promote a new brand - Umi - in a bid to drum up more demand for personal loans. read more
Clydesdale loss worse than reported 28 May 2012 5:02PM National Australia Bank provided an alternative, and grimmer, view of its banking business in the UK, over the half year to March 2012, on Friday. read more
CBA can outspend on ads 28 May 2012 4:59PM Commonwealth Bank is undertaking the "the biggest media buy in the market" to support a new slogan and a refresh of the presentation of its promotional materials. read more
Burn rate quickens at Cash Store 28 May 2012 4:58PM Accumulated losses piled up at an even more rapid rate for Cash Store Australia over the March 2012 quarter, as the financier - one that specialises in payday loans - adjusted to regulations due to.. read more
Kiwibank capital prop debated 25 May 2012 5:07PM The New Zealand Government is considering whether to support the capital needs of Kiwibank, a business it owns through New Zealand Post. read more
St George's IT support jobs stay in-house 25 May 2012 5:05PM Westpac yesterday confirmed that it had decided against tentative plans to outsource around 200 technology jobs to IBM from the bank's St George division in Sydney. read more