Lotus legacy lives on at Westpac 11 April 2012 4:40PM Westpac has postponed the implementation of a "single messaging and collaboration system". read more
Bank profits in the slow lane 05 April 2012 4:58PM ANZ reminded investors yesterday that returns will be lower and growth slower in the future as higher capital ratios and the increased cost of funds drag on bank profits. read more
Trans-Tasman banking and currency union mooted 05 April 2012 4:53PM The harmonisation of banking regulations and a common currency are talking points in an issues paper published by the Productivity Commissions of both Australia and New Zealand yesterday. read more
Charge renaissance for American Express 04 April 2012 4:24PM Charge cards are back as the dominant product for American Express in Australia, thanks to a one third decline in the size of the firm's credit card balances over 2011. read more
Aussie follows wholesale path 04 April 2012 4:22PM Aussie Home Loans is to buy National Mortgage Brokers - its first foray into the aggregation sector. read more
Canadians scheme Customers ATM takeover 03 April 2012 4:59PM The ATM fleet aggregated by Customers Limited over the last eleven years will change hands for a fourth time if an offer valued at A$173 million from Canadian firm DirectCash receives support from s.. read more
Basel III caravan rolls on 02 April 2012 5:03PM The banking regulator will introduce its version of the Basel III reforms from 2015 in the form outlined in its September draft last year. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority made next to.. read more
ANZ and Suncorp lift home loan sales 02 April 2012 4:57PM ANZ and Suncorp have grown at above system in the home loan market over recent months, while Westpac has shown a notional loss in market share. read more
Bankruptcies mapped by postcode 02 April 2012 4:55PM Personal bankruptcies are most abundant in the outer suburbs of Sydney and Brisbane, and also in regional Queensland cities, a new ITSA report shows. read more
Prescriptive options on PSB agenda 02 April 2012 4:53PM The issues ahead of the Payments System Board were aired by Malcolm Edey, the assistant governor of the Reserve Bank, at the recent annual payments conference. read more