AMP and Bendigo keep up the pace in February 01 April 2011 5:34PM AMP Bank and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank maintained their above average growth in home loans in February 2011 - a month in which the rate of growth in lending continued to moderate across all lenders. read more
HSBC sucks in hot money 01 April 2011 5:33PM HSBC reported smart growth in its household and business deposits in February 2011, monthly data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority shows. read more
Wilson and Cadence lead RHG revolt 01 April 2011 5:27PM Wilson Asset Management and Cadence Asset Management are taking steps to persuade the board of RHG Limited to reconsider plans to delist the company, and yesterday they gave notice of a proposal to.. read more
NAB nudges CBA on satisfaction scores 31 March 2011 5:41PM Commonwealth Bank's hard-headed home loan pricing decision of late 2010 continues to erode its gains in the customer satisfaction ratings published each month by Roy Morgan Research. read more
Lloyds lines up 'gap' funding for branch sale 30 March 2011 5:50PM Prospective buyers of the 600 branches that Lloyds Banking Group has for sale in the UK can now count on £20 billion in funding from Citi, JP Morgan and Lloyds. read more
Sights lowered on bank profits 28 March 2011 5:35PM National Australia Bank hinted at the persistence of a lower target for bank profits in an interview with Business Spectator. read more
Business lending in the doldrums 28 March 2011 5:33PM Banks are, or were, overwhelmingly dependent on the household sector for new business in the December 2010 quarter, the National Financial Accounts show. read more
RBA cautions on Asian adventures 25 March 2011 5:49PM In a section of the Financial Stability Review that can only have been written with the ANZ in mind, the Reserve Bank of Australia yesterday listed some of the "challenges associated with being a ne.. read more
Insurer picks up Fincorp bill 25 March 2011 5:42PM Bendigo and Adelaide Bank said yesterday that the insurer for its Sandhurst Trustee subsidiary would wear the $29 million cost of the proposed settlement of the class action bought on behalf of inve.. read more
Mutuals covered on bond reform 25 March 2011 5:40PM Small banks, including mutuals, will be able to pool assets in order to make effective use of covered bonds once they become a funding option later this year. read more