Dour returns persist at Bendigo 16 February 2010 5:46PM 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
Leveraged Equities may not be the owner of Macquarie margin loans 15 February 2010 5:55PM Bendigo and Adelaide Bank have plenty of negotiations to sort out with Macquarie Group in the wake of a surprising ruling of the Federal Court in Sydney on Friday over a contested margin call by an ag.. read more
Companion cards working for Amex 15 February 2010 5:54PM American Express may be making headway once again in the credit card market through its "companion" card alliances with several banks. read more
Acquirers trimming merchant fees 15 February 2010 5:53PM 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 12 February 2010 5:46PM 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 12 February 2010 5:44PM 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 11 February 2010 5:30PM 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 11 February 2010 5:21PM 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 10 February 2010 6:06PM 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 10 February 2010 6:00PM 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