Westpac laggard taught mutual lessons 27 May 2016 4:11PM A tiering of industry disadvantage can be seen in Australian banking when the monthly Roy Morgan satisfaction series is stripped down. read more
Business investment slumps 27 May 2016 4:10PM Australia is in the midst of a capital spending recession. According to new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, total new capital expenditure fell more than 15 per cent (on a trend and seasonally.. read more
FSU calls for banking royal commission to focus on staff remuneration 27 May 2016 4:08PM The Finance Sector Union yesterday took a stand on how to shape the royal commission into banking and finance proposed by the Labor Party. read more
Comment: Investment lending centred on few Australian postcodes 26 May 2016 3:50PM The shape of the negative gearing debate in Australia deserves to flex, based on the insights in the CoreLogic Regional Report for the March 2016 quarter. read more
Malaysian corruption scandal deepens, raises more questions for ANZ 26 May 2016 3:45PM ANZ's link to the controversy surrounding Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB may warrant a more detailed report, following regulatory action this week against the Swiss private bank BSI, which acte.. read more
SWIFT shares 'crisis' response 25 May 2016 3:55PM Payments cooperative SWIFT last night ended its long public silence on recent incursions on customer operations linked to its network. read more
Credit unions crank up board turnover 24 May 2016 4:29PM The average tenure of a credit union board director fell from 10.72 years in 2004 to 9.81 years in 2012, a recent paper by a trio of Melbourne academics has shown. read more
Axe poised above ANZ elite 23 May 2016 4:09PM Many of ANZ's group one executives will be in the firing line if the bank pushes on with a cost reform plan of chief executive Shayne Elliott. read more
Audit chief McPhee now a banking watchdog 23 May 2016 4:06PM Ian McPhee, the former head of the Australian National Audit Office, will assist the Australian Bankers Association implement recently announced measures by banks to protect consumer interests. read more
Aussie banks load up on a Brazil in deep recession 20 May 2016 4:25PM Australian bank lending to recession-hit Brazil is at record levels. Banks have A$1.35 billion at risk in a country that credit risk insurer Coface has damned as beset by strife. read more