Advanced methods on Bendigo's mind 11 August 2009 4:21PM Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will look into the merit of shifting to the "advanced" version of working out risk-weighted assets and the required level of capital under APRA rules, the bank's chief financ.. read more
Bendigo values loyal shareholders, to a degree 11 August 2009 4:20PM Nine months ago when financial markets were in the pits Bendigo and Adelaide Bank went looking for $75 million in capital that it planned to sell as converting preference shares. read more
BOSI a drain on Lloyds 06 August 2009 4:10PM One measure of the severity of the crash in commercial real estate in Australia and the consequences for the entire banking industry can be gleaned from the awful state of the lending book of Lloyds T.. read more
Copycat CBA lowers exception fees 06 August 2009 4:08PM In the predictable pricing dynamics of the banking industry, the price leadership of National Australia Bank over penalty fees on many banking transactions, publicised two weeks ago, is producing foll.. read more
No great profits for ANZ from RBS Asia 05 August 2009 4:48PM With no other serious rivals in the end ANZ negotiated what is probably a fair price to buy most of the banking businesses (but not licences) of Royal Bank of Scotland in six markets in Asia. ANZ and.. read more
Asian vision still out of focus for ANZ 05 August 2009 4:47PM There was talk about Asia as the engine room of the world economy, talk of trade flows between Australia and Asia and talk of the virtue, to shareholders, of owning a piece of a banking business set t.. read more
OzCar yet to leave the workshop 05 August 2009 4:45PM Ford may finally be able to tap into big-bank-provided and Australian government-guaranteed funding for its Australian vendor finance arm now that the sideshow of the Utegate affair has reached the mi.. read more
HSBC profit softens in June half 04 August 2009 4:04PM HSBC reported a mildly reduced profit in Australia for the second half in a row, group financial statements for HSBC published overnight show. read more
Household savings shifting out of cash 03 August 2009 4:37PM Household deposits held in the banking system fell around $2.5 billion, to $427 billion, in the month of June 2009, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data published on Friday shows. read more
Higher revenues and increased claims at Genworth 31 July 2009 4:49PM Increased lending activity, particularly among the first home buyer segment, is producing a pick up in business at Genworth Lenders Mortgage Insurance in Australia and New Zealand. While new business.. read more