Big four
Banks are tracking your every click. It could save you thousands
As banks fight back against scammers, changes as minor as how you move a mouse on a computer screen can be a clue to a suspicious transaction.
- by Clancy Yeates
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Rolled gold burritos, AI mania and ‘mother of all bubbles’ were big business in 2024
It proved to be a volatile year for the big end of town, but it’s investors who face a day of reckoning.
- by Colin Kruger
Why big banks will have a target on their back next year
Australia’s banking sector is in rude health as far as the public is concerned and that could potentially land it in trouble in an election year.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Eftpos customers warned of potential New Year’s Eve chaos
Cardholders at Australia’s major banks are being urged to manually update their mobile wallets.
- by David Swan
Opinion
Opinion
‘What the hell is going on?’: Big bank’s year of woe summed up in one meeting
A horror annual general meeting is an ignominious way for ANZ’s outgoing boss Shayne Elliott to mark his exit.
- by Elizabeth Knight
ANZ chief Shayne Elliott to forgo $3m bonus after investor revolt
Nearly 40 per cent of the company’s shareholders voted against ANZ’s executive pay scheme at the company’s AGM on Thursday.
- by Dominic Powell
‘Conditions are favourable’: NAB chief sees economy in good shape ahead of rate cuts
National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Irvine says the nation’s economy is in “reasonable shape” and he’s optimistic about trading conditions in 2025 as interest rates decline.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
Activists keep pressure on big banks despite $10b cut in fossil fuel lending
An analysis of banks’ environmental, social and governance strategies comes as a deadline looms for businesses to provide climate transition plans to one bank or risk losing finance.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Opinion
Opinion
Why did ANZ look past its bench to pick a superstar CEO
The Big Four bank’s decision to fly in an overseas star banker is at the very least curious – and potentially risky.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Executive shake-up
ANZ chief to step down, replacement named
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott will step down next year after nine years at the helm.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Omer Ilanbey
This big bank plans to kill the password by 2030
The head of cybersecurity at one of Australia’s Big Four says it’s time to put passwords to bed, and replace them with something better.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and David Swan
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