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Westpac's Rams brand has attracted A$1.8 billion in deposits since its launch in May 2012 - A$600 million of that in the six months to March 2013. read more

The outlook for demand for business credit remains worse than dour, if two periodic surveys, from Dun & Bradstreet and credit insurance broker NCI, are any guide. read more

Beirut Hellenic Bank - the former Laiki Bank Australia - aims to cultivate a wider target market with a change of name. The bank will trade as Bank of Sydney from today. read more

The shareholder-friendly consequences of the pricing power of dominant banks was on display in Westpac's half-year profit, released on Friday, with the bank opting for a special dividend that will l.. read more

An increased appetite for corporate lending from reinvigorated banks in the northern hemisphere may put a brake on returns for wholesale banks in Australia. read more

Glimmers of improvement in the financial performance of Macquarie Group's more intractable businesses in the last half of its financial year are being viewed by management as grounds to stick with a.. read more

Genworth Financial is taking a flexible view on the timing of its planned float of a 40 per cent stake in its Australian mortgage insurance business. read more

ANZ provided a reminder of the tightening spreads on wholesale bank debt overnight, with the sale of €1 billion in seven-year covered bonds at a spread of 17 basis points over mid-swaps. read more

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will provide a safe exit for debenture investors in another Victorian debenture company. The bank said yesterday that it had "agreed to buy the loan book" of HD&C Secu.. read more

The Cypriot heritage of Beirut Hellenic Bank had some impact on the bank's retail deposits in March, when the crisis in the troubled Mediterranean economy was at its peak. read more