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Building up Banking Day and sister publication The Bank Investor has forced the WorkDay Media team to grapple with the economics of delivering useful information to people. So, last month we wrote a.. read more

Authorities on both sides of the Tasman warned yesterday of the threats that the European crisis poses to global growth. read more

The European financial crisis has prompted the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to give New Zealand banks an extra six months to bolster their Core Funding Ratios. read more

The ABA has hit out at the credit card reform process, saying it has made reform "resource intensive, costly and a significant business undertaking" and that the reforms will likely have "marginal" im.. read more

The banking industry gets so much bad publicity that no one even flinched at the critical media reports this week on Commonwealth Bank's executive bonuses. But the industry needs to find a better sol.. read more

New Zealand is set to join Australia in accelerating its implementation of Basel III - but with some distinctive local variations. read more

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority chairman John Laker has warned that the prospect of "life in the slow lane" may tempt shareholders to make banks take more risk or to weaken risk-managemen.. read more

APRA chairman John Laker has defended the regulator's implementation of the Basel III rules, saying that APRA "sees no case to distance Australia from the reforms". read more

As Banking Day was dispatched this morning, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou was set to begin the latest crisis meeting on how to arrest the deepening European financial crisis. read more

NAB has gained an AAA rating from Fitch for its first covered bond issue. read more