Ideabank broached by CBA

Commonwealth Bank applied for a trademark on the term "Ideabank" late last month, a step that one bank researcher links to plans for a crowdsourcing social media initiative by the bank. read more

Armaguard chases ATM cash

Linfox Armaguard is the company in talks to launch a takeover bid for Customers Limited, the largest operator of automatic teller machines in Australia. read more

Month wait for S&P bank ratings review

Standard & Poor's will begin to release its updated credit ratings for banks from late November, following publication yesterday of its revised criteria for rating banks. read more