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David Turner, the new chair of the board of Commonwealth Bank, makes a few points on banking policy in the introduction to the bank's annual report for 2010, published on Friday. read more

The commentary from the chief executive of CBA, Ralph Norris, in the bank's 2010 annual report is decidedly upbeat. read more

Impaired assets stayed stable over the June 2010 quarter. The percentage of impaired assets to total assets was 1.23 per cent, one basis point lower than in the March 2010 quarter. read more

The operator of the Campbelltown franchise of Bank of Queensland yesterday failed in its bid for compensation from the bank over the failure of the business in 2006. read more

More than a dozen additional class actions may soon be filed against Bendigo and Adelaide Bank in connection with loans to investors in managed investment schemes of the failed Great Southern timber.. read more

American Express is having a very rewarding experience in the Australian cards market. read more

Scheme debit is all out of puff in Australia at present, a briefly dynamic mover in the payments space that's had all its momentum cut away. read more

One aspect of the management of bank capital in Australia that's little noted is the careful avoidance of banks and their regulators of giving outsiders - depositors or investors, say - information.. read more

The world's major bank regulators overnight reached agreement on the shape of the Basel III rules. As expected, the meeting considered a proposal for a minimum "core" tier one capital of 7.0 per cen.. read more

National Australia Bank will presumably abandon its bid for the Australian and New Zealand business of Axa Asia Pacific following the decision of the ACCC, announced yesterday morning, to reject the.. read more