Dour returns persist at Bendigo

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has plenty of scope to stretch its earnings after reporting a lacklustre lift in profit yesterday for the half year to December 2009. read more

Acquirers trimming merchant fees

While American Express is making progress, and revenue gains, on the issuing side it is steadily, though slowly, conceding revenue on the acquiring side of the business. read more

Syndicated loan task already half done

The funding demands on banks from large companies looks like it they will be easy to accommodate this year. ANZ estimates the maturity pipeline of syndicated loans in 2010 at only $44 billion, with ha.. read more

Restoring faith in banks a worldwide task

Another day. Another regulator. And another reminder that the drums are beating on shifts in the landscape for banking and that the objections of local banks to what are worldwide proposals are yet to.. read more

Axa bids in strife with ACCC

Either of the offers for Axa Asia Pacific Holdings - from National Australia Bank and AMP - look like they will struggle to win clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The b.. read more

CPS earnings on target

Community CPS Credit Union has repaired its interest margin and reported a half-year profit close to long term-targets. read more

Leading in leasing

Macquarie Bank may have elevated itself to the status of being the largest financier and manager of vehicle fleets in Australia with its purchase of the bulk of the financial assets of Ford Credit lat.. read more

BIS seeks worldwide reset of banking rules

The head of the bank for International Settlements, Jaime Caruana, yesterday argued for international coordination on banking regulation, noting that "macroeconomic and financial stability at the nati.. read more