Tasmanian JV bought back by Bendigo

MyState Financial and its partner Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees will sell the latter's half share in the Tasmanian Banking Services joint venture to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank for between $5 million and.. read more

Liddy halves BOQ holding

David Liddy, managing director of Bank of Queensland, sold around 45 per cent of his shares in the bank on June 30 to repay a loan to RBS. The bank disclosed the share sale to the ASX yesterday. read more

Profit lower in CUBS sector

KMPG yesterday collated some data on the financial performance of credit unions and building societies, a neglected topic even though the sector, like all ADIs, is now reporting some loan and credit q.. read more

DIY super skips along

Self-managed funds grew in number and asset value over the year to June 2008, a testament to the determination of the do-it-yourself set. read more

Business deposits grow strongly

CBA at 23 per cent over two years, NAB at 30 per cent and ANZ at 33 per cent are the cluster of major banks riding the wave of growth in business deposits generated by the credit crunch. read more