Great Southern profit falls 01 October 2024 6:36AM The net profit of Great Southern Bank has dived, to $37.3 million over the year to June 2024, from $44.5 million in FY2023. read more
Second top CBA IT executive sentenced for bribery 30 September 2024 6:10AM Jon Waldron, formerly the General Manager of Infrastructure Engineering at Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison. read more
Australian banks ‘less dominant’ in NZ 27 September 2024 1:48AM The Reserve Bank of New Zealand may be catching the reform bug, and has produced new analysis of the declining dominance of the four major Australian-owned banks in New Zealand, at least in business.. read more
Household borrowing demand and arrears surge 27 September 2024 1:15AM More people than usual are seeking support from community organisations, often for the first time, including dual-income households and mortgagors. read more
Wallet share hits 40% 26 September 2024 5:04AM Mobile wallets’ share of payments will soon be 50 per cent and growing even faster. read more
Home loan conversion rate down 26 September 2024 5:01AM The conversion rate of home loan applications to settlements has seen a decline, indicating that serviceability challenges are, or were, taking a toll on prospective homebuyers seeking finance. read more
Macquarie fined over clients’ dodgy dealing in electricity futures 26 September 2024 4:57AM Macquarie Bank repeatedly failed to take timely action to address suspicious orders being placed on the electricity futures market. read more
‘I could use assistance’ on governance: Bullock 25 September 2024 7:12AM Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has reiterated her support for the raft of changes recommended in last year’s review of the RBA, including the establishment of a governance board separate from.. read more
CBA cuts 116 jobs 25 September 2024 7:10AM Commonwealth Bank will cut 116 jobs nationally, the Finance Sector Union disclosed yesterday. read more
For Aussie infrastructure, BAM’s a wrap 24 September 2024 6:34AM Build America Mutual is resurrecting bond insurance in the Australia and New Zealand debt capital markets, seeking to build on the foundations of its founders’ previous entity, FSA. read more