Rapid growth at ANZ Panin 16 July 2009 4:22PM ANZ's subsidiary in Indonesia is growing at a rapid rate. Some public relations for a new branch opening in Semarang, and reported by Bisnis Indonesia, show that ANZ's assets multiplied threefold over.. read more
Extra insurance needed for credit providers 16 July 2009 4:19PM Credit providers may need additional insurance to meet draft guidelines published yesterday by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. read more
Suncorp and Greater secure AOFM support 15 July 2009 4:51PM Suncorp Metway and Greater Building Society will be the next two recipients of investment by the Australian Office of Financial Management in pools of mortgage-backed securities the AOFM said yesterda.. read more
Tanner hints at activist agenda 14 July 2009 4:45PM There may be hints of interest in a wider, regulatory reform agenda in the sphere of financial services in a speech delivered yesterday in Sydney by Australia's finance minister, Lindsay Tanner. read more
Asia first for ANZ's new head of strategy 13 July 2009 5:06PM The new strategy chief at ANZ will report to the bank's chief executive for Asia Pacific, the bank said in a media release on Friday, reinforcing one theme about the bank's strategic direction. read more
Retail capital flood for ANZ 10 July 2009 4:14PM ANZ confirmed the ready availability of capital for the largest companies, and especially banks, with the sale of $2.2 billion in new shares to 40 per cent of the bank's investor base. read more
Colorado book upsized for Great Western 10 July 2009 4:13PM Great Western Bank acquired a much larger book of deposits and loans from its purchase of a branch network in the US state of Colorado than originally foreshadowed. Great Western is the US banking sub.. read more
ANZ centralises and outsources mortgage operations 09 July 2009 4:16PM ANZ will centralise most mortgage processing operations in Melbourne and cut staff numbers in other capital city operations centres, The Age and The Australian reported. The newspapers reported that 2.. read more
Tasmanian JV bought back by Bendigo 08 July 2009 4:37PM MyState Financial and its partner Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees will sell the latter's half share in the Tasmanian Banking Services joint venture to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank for between $5 million and.. read more
Liddy halves BOQ holding 07 July 2009 4:09PM David Liddy, managing director of Bank of Queensland, sold around 45 per cent of his shares in the bank on June 30 to repay a loan to RBS. The bank disclosed the share sale to the ASX yesterday. read more