Facebook test a two-day wonder for CBA

Commonwealth Bank closed off a social media marketing campaign after little more than two days - and more than three and a half weeks earlier than planned - after the promotion hit its target almost.. read more

Debt discounts pays dividends

FSA Group will pay a maiden dividend of one cent a share next month -  a minor milestone for the largest administrator of debt agreements. read more

PPSR deferral expected

Issues experienced during user acceptance testing may delay implementation of the new Personal Properties Securities Register beyond October 31, the Attorney-General's Department confirmed on Friday.. read more

Mambo scuttled by leaden banks

Collaboration between the major banks to develop an electronic addressing system to speed up payments has come to an end following the decision of BPay's board late last week to abandon the three-ye.. read more

Bank profits near boom-time levels

Profits of major banks are almost back to the levels experienced prior to the onset of the global financial crisis in September 2008, the latest overview of the industry published by the Australian.. read more

Suncorp core meeting targets

Suncorp Bank says it is earning a return on capital in its "core" banking business of in excess of 15 per cent, though losses from its non-core commercial banking business continue to limit overall.. read more

ATM fees may rise for Customers

A subdued second-half profit for ATM operator Customers Limited may be a pointer to a further rise in fees, at least on independently-owned automatic teller machines, over the coming year. read more

Branch reach extends

Banks and building societies in Australia opened an additional 48 branches in the year to June 2011, while credit unions closed two branches, the annual Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ce.. read more