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This Month
CBA customer wanted to buy $30k in bitcoin. The bank wouldn’t let him
Listen to recordings of Andrew Broadbent’s calls with CBA, which refused to let him make a transfer to buy $30,000 in bitcoin.
L1 Capital shorts the banks to defy a gloomy month for hedge funds
Even an astute call to short James Hardie, which saw its shares slump on a poorly received merger deal, was not enough to turn Ten Cap’s returns positive.
Armaguard, banks seek independent price-setter for cash delivery
Resolving the cash transport drama is one step closer, with a callout this week for an expert to set contract prices – at a fair margin for Linfox.
Westpac’s $50,000 call centre clash lands bank in PR nightmare
The lending giant thought it had detected a scam. But a customer is adamant he was denied access to his money with no explanation. And he’s gone public.
Bank stocks still seen as a haven by investors
Bank shares are down 15pc from February peaks but have performed relatively better during the Trump tariff turmoil, as investors struggle to find alternatives.
March
RBNZ to review capital requirements amid political pressure
The central bank will conduct an assessment of key settings and engage independent international experts after the unexpected resignation of its governor.
BHP’s new chairman Ross McEwan meets investors, reads up on history
The former National Australia Bank chief executive has spent the last few weeks meeting investors and reading a profile of industrialist Essington Lewis.
Executive changes disrupt big banks as BoQ sounds out CEO candidates
The musical chairs have started one rung down from the big banks’ top jobs, and everyone is looking for new hires. When will the music stop?
Roberts Co owes Victorian tradies $50m
Creditors attending their first meeting heard there was still no agreement on how quickly work will resume on projects such as Amazon’s giant warehouse.
The easy days of banks buying their own shares are numbered
The big four have bought nearly $30 billion worth of their own shares since August 2021. What happens when that buying stops?
RBA tells banks national interest not profit comes first on payments system
RBA assistant governor Brad Jones accused banks of putting profit over the national interest in the roll-out of a critical system that moves $18 trillion payments.
Hacker claims Oracle breach, sending business and agencies scrambling
Australia’s biggest companies rushed to check their systems after a hacker claimed to have stolen important credentials via tech giant Oracle.
CBA lures back mortgage brokers with $270k offers
More mortgage brokers are joining CBA since Australia’s largest bank controversially lifted royal commission-era bonus caps.
Inside Project Aries: Westpac’s secret plan for St George
The major lender has already shrunk the number of branches and closed a subsidiary’s private banking division. Now it’s considering the next steps.
CBA, NAB chief executives prepare for long-term Trump disruptions
Matt Comyn and Andrew Irvine offer a view of an uncertain environment where upheaval could create big productivity gains – or cause serious harm.
Why CBA and NAB chiefs fear a double Trump hit
Australia has plenty of productivity challenges of its own, but Matt Comyn and Andrew Irvine see the US president’s policy chaos lingering for some time to come.
APRA warns of ‘international upheaval’ in lending rules
The prudential regulator’s chairman John Lonsdale said it was unlikely that Australia would follow the US in moderating the requirement to hold capital.
AI agents the new frontier in digital banking
The new wave of digitisation is overhauling digital banks, but experts warn that differentiation will be increasingly difficult to achieve.
Bank innovations a slow and steady process
The big four know they must respond to the rapid changes introduced by start-ups, but modernising respected financial institutions is a tall order.
Banks brace for AI-powered digital revolution
The sector must confront the twin challenges of dealing with their legacy systems and developing a tech-savvy workforce.