NAB may need more capital in UK 13 September 2011 4:24PM Should National Australia Bank opt to retain its banking business in the UK, it may need to adapt its capital planning to meet the minimum requirements proposed in the final report of the Independen.. read more
Aldi stirs Eftpos pot 12 September 2011 4:29PM Supermarket chain Aldi is making mischief over the forthcoming shift in Eftpos interchange fees and the associated repricing of merchant fees by banks. read more
Four months grace on shift to reduced deposit guarantee 12 September 2011 4:28PM The cap on the Australian Government's guarantee on bank deposits will fall to A$250,000 from the present level of $1 million the treasurer, Wayne Swan, announced yesterday. The lower cap will apply.. read more
Building society heritage a burden 12 September 2011 4:25PM Heritage Building Society will follow the fashion and adopt bank branding from late this year, assuming members of Australia's largest mutual deposit-taking entity agree. read more
Partial takeover bar dropped by Bendigo 08 September 2011 3:45PM The directors of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank plan to drop a restriction in the company constitution that presents an impediment to a partial takeover of the bank. read more
NBNK and NAB take their time 07 September 2011 4:45PM The status of the talks between NBNK Investments and National Australia Bank over an assumed takeover bid by NBNK of the British banking assets of the latter are ambiguous this morning, although NBN.. read more
NAB secures UK exit via NBNK 06 September 2011 4:57PM Speculation resurfaced in the London media late yesterday of talks involving the merger of National Australia Bank's operations in the UK with those of one of the investment funds seeking to one or.. read more
Marathon BOQ trial booked for April 06 September 2011 4:44PM The Supreme Court of New South Wales has set aside 28 weeks, beginning in April 2012, for hearings in a complex civil case being brought by 10 aggrieved operators of failed branches of the Bank of Q.. read more
Three-month delay for PPSR 05 September 2011 4:14PM The date of the introduction of the new Personal Property Securities Register is to be pushed back to at least 30 January 2012 and probably to an even later date. The commencement date for the PPSR.. read more
Pay your way into Eftpos 05 September 2011 4:10PM The Payments System Board will informally review aspects of the regulation of the Eftpos scheme, the board announced in a media release on Friday. read more