Australia
Commonwealth Bank of Australia completes stake sale in Bank of Hangzhou
Commonwealth Bank of Australia completes stake sale in Bank of Hangzhou
CBA received approximately $940m, and CET1 ratio was raised by 17 basis points.
2 days ago
Australian banks may cut mortgage broker reliance to boost profitability
Driving customers to in-house channels could boost profitability.
2 days ago
Citi ANZ names John McLean as head of ECM and GAM
McLean will relocate from Singapore to Sydney, Australia.
ANZ names Stephen White as group executive operations
He joins ANZ in November 2025.
Australia’s digital wallet market to surpass $130b in 2025
Increasing use of QR and NFCC payments are supporting this growth.
Less than half of Aussie firms adopting real-time payments: survey
About 2 in 3 believe that finance tech providers will shoulder the responsibility of assistance.
ANZ to roll out energy ratings option for energy performance evaluation
It will help homeowners identify opportunities for upgrades that will reduce bills.
Australia orders Kalkine to hire consultant for advisory issues
ASIC is concerned that reps may have misrepresented the advice they are giving.
Citi strengthens ANZ team with Jefferies, JP Morgan, Credit Agricole hires
Paul Buys joins from Canaccord Genuity as head of research for Australia and New Zealand.
BofA expands Nicole Waaka’s role as head of GPS Australia Corporate Sales
Waaka will be part of the GPS Asia Pacific Senior Leadership Team.
Citi Services launches PayTo initiator for institutional clients
The bank’s clients can initiate account-to-account payments from the service.
Australia cancels licence of Queensland’s Thistle Financial Group
It has reportedly ceased to carry on a financial services business.
Australia sues Macquarie Securities for alleged misreported short sales
This is the fourth regulatory action ASIC had taken against Macquarie in the past year.
Macquarie Group to handle earnings drop following business sales to Nomura
Businesses in other markets should offset a drop in earnings in some businesses.
Australia's card acquiring market to grow 5.5% in 2025
This marks a slower pace of expansion compared to previous years.
Australia launches new license application portal
It has automatic pre-filling of application details.
Macquarie Bank to make remediation plan for recurring compliance failures
The bank failed to prevent 11 suspicious orders placed on the electricity futures market.
Thought Leadership Centre
In Association with
Most Read
1. DBS surpasses US$100b market cap 2. DBS first to accept CPF LIFE payouts for credit card applications 3. OCBC’s revised Great Eastern bid seen having limited financial impact: RHB 4. Citi to slash 3,500 jobs in China 5. OCBC backs Great Eastern delisting bid with S$0.9b exit offer at EGMResource Center
Read Here
Advertise
Sign Up
Awards
Jul
03
Jul
03
Jul
08
Event News
He highlights the importance of cultural context, workforce mobilisation, and data-driven strategies in financial sector innovation.
Commentary
Young Malaysians, big money mistakes: What’s going wrong with Islamic financial behaviour?