Reserve Bank pays $3.22 billion dividend to Canberra

The Reserve Bank will pay the federal government its largest dividend since the global financial crisis.

CBA appoints Catherine Livingstone as chairman

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has appointed Catherine Livingstone as its new chairman to succeed David Turner.

Chinese demand for Australian property holding up: HSBC

Demand for loans from Chinese investors in Australian real estate is holding up, says Asia-focused bank HSBC, despite the local banks clamping down on foreigner property buyers.

Banking tribunal might backfire on customers: consumer groups

Establishing a new banking tribunal could deliver worse outcomes for customers in fights with banks, by dragging out disputes with complex legal arguments, consumer groups have warned.

Moody's warns on rising commercial property risks to banks

Australian banks are at growing risk of being burned by their financing of office towers and inner-city apartments, credit rating agency says.

The other corporate donors cutting political spending

• COMMENT

National Australia Bank isn't the only big corporate donor to quietly put the brakes on cash payments to political parties in recent months.

Super funds targeted in cyber attacks: APRA

Australia's $2 trillion in retirement savings is a key target for cyber criminals trying to pry their way into the country's financial institutions, an official survey has found.

Malcolm Turnbull's tribunal will be no quick fix for banks

• ANALYSIS

Malcolm Turnbull promises a 'low-cost, speedy tribunal' to deal with customer gripes against banks. Not all consumer groups are convinced.

NAB cautions on apartment glut

National Australia Bank has highlighted risk of an apartment glut in parts of inner Sydney and Melbourne, as a separate survey suggested hundreds of thousands of indebted Australians had not equity in their properties.