A familiar face in the front row
Agri lending has put a royal commission road trip on the agenda, as a special guest turns up at the latest bank inquiry hearings.
Bank Inquiry
Trust in banks’ best interest
An already wobbly relationship between banks and their customers has been made more unstable by the royal commission.
Bligh to front banking hearing
Australian Banking Association chief Anna Bligh is likely to give evidence as Kenneth Hayne’s royal commission resumes.
How ASIC probe caused a quake
The public has witnessed years of financial institutions being caught up in scandals with an endless stack of expert reports to clear them — until now.
CBA exec may front bank inquiry
CBA’s chief risk officer looks set to take the hot seat during the next round of royal commission hearings starting Monday.
Macquarie lays off wealth staff
About a dozen Macquarie advisers are heading for the door as it flags a merger of its private bank and wealth divisions.
Banks’ short-term focus slammed
Australia’s largest investors say banks set themselves up for a backlash with a too-narrow focus on short-term profits.
Hayne could unearth more bombs
The bank inquiry may turn up some more unexploded ordnances when it starts digging into small business lending next week.
Bidding war over AMP actions
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan says its commission rate for clients in an AMP class action beats Maurice Blackburn’s.
CBA board shows signs of stress
As another exit leaves a sixth hole in CBA’s executive team, monthly board meetings at the bank are also blowing out.
Moody’s frowns at AMP ‘failures’
Moody’s has taken a swipe at AMP, arguing its cashflows could continue to fall in the wake of its “governance failures”.
Murray’s AMP balancing act
How many women should David Murray recruit to the AMP board to replace the four who have gone or are going?
Life goes on for Brenner
After a harrowing four weeks, former AMP chair emerges from behind tinted windows to get on with business. She’s been busy.
Budget opens door to state bank
It’s hard to believe but the government is getting back into banking, it’s right there in the budget papers.
Bligh welcomes open banking
Banks will cede control of card, deposit and transaction account data back to their customers by July 1.
ScoMo’s budget leaves dilemma
‘Election budgets’ almost never become the single biggest factor in an election victory but they can have an impact.
From dusk till AMP’s AGM
As the bloody AMP saga starts to resemble a Tarantino movie, incoming chair David Murray has a woman problem.
Murray’s first defeat at AMP
Incoming AMP chair David Murray wanted the three directors re-elected, but investor vigilantes got their way.
UBS still wary of Westpac loans
Westpac’s mortgage book continues to concern UBS analysts despite a spirited defence from the bank’s CEO.
AMP forced into peace talks
AMP is talking to lawyers representing ex-general counsel Brian Salter, after apparent inconsistencies in his sacking.
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