French bank Natixis plans to expand across Asia in a bid to bolster its corporate and investment banking businesses.

Chances of completing tough new rules to restrict bonuses for Wall Street executives appear to be diminishing fast.

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It was supposed to be the Coalition government’s panacea for the crisis in confidence plaguing the financial planning industry, but almost two years after it was launched, it’s a dud.

Westpac chairman Lindsay Maxsted is hosing down concerns about the looming surge in apartments on the market.

ASIC's cases against ANZ, National Australia Bank and Westpac for the alleged rigging of the bank bill swap rate could be heard together in a trial that may extend into 2018.

ANZ Bank has followed rivals in pushing up variable interest rates for property investors, blaming higher funding costs and its obligations to regulators.

Former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry has taken a swipe at both major parties' approach to restoring the budget's health, backing greater bipartisanship in a wide-ranging critique of political leadership around the world.

There is a long way to go before smart phones rival credit or debit cards as a means of making tap-and-go payments, new figures show.

IAG has confirmed it will cut jobs as part of a plan to strip $250 million from the business over the next three years

A startup run by former JPMorgan banker Blythe Masters says it's found a solution to keep shared data secret.

When Jeff Kennett presented Coles boss John Durkan with a demand for a compensation payment of more than $1 million for a mistreated supplier the reaction was telling.

Thousands of retail investors are pumping cash into peer-to-peer lending, with RateSetter reporting about $45 million has been taken out of bank accounts and lent directly to borrowers.

The CEO's of the two biggest US banks say trading revenue is up 15 per cent in the latest quarter.

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"Who do you think you f---ing are? ... If you try to get me, I'm going to throw you under the f---ing bus."

Westpac and National Australia Bank have both raised interest rates for key groups of home loan customers, as banks look to protect their profit margins by passing on higher funding costs.

The Commonwealth Bank has been forced to pay a further $4.96 million in compensation to victims of bad financial advice as a result of being slapped with licence conditions by the corporate regulator.

Fairfax Media and the ABC have won a defamation case brought against them by a former National Australia Bank financial planner.

SocietyOne, a peer-to-peer lender that is partly owned by Rupert Murdoch, Kerry Stokes and James Packer's companies, expects to start making profits within the next 12 to 18 months.

Suncorp Group is trying to emulate the success of Apple Stores with new financial services outlets that attempt to make going to a bank more like visiting a top retailer.

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When Coalition backbencher George Christensen tweeted on November 25: "My opinion just changed. We do need a royal commission," it would have struck fear into the hearts of the captains of banking.

ME bank customers have complained of not being able to purchase petrol and groceries, with outages disrupting numerous debit and mastercard transactions on Friday afternoon. 

CBA is raising interest rates on a range of fixed-rate home loans, the latest big bank to increase costs for home buyers seeking to lock in their borrowing costs.

If Mnuchin becomes Treasury secretary, he'll be the third Goldman Sachs alum in three decades to get the job as the President-elect surrounds himself with bankers and billionaires.

ANZ Bank chief Shayne Elliott insists the bank's strategy of breaking ranks with rivals and doing a deal with Apple Pay is helping the lender's business.

The high-rise construction boom that is transforming the skylines of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane will probably leave parts of these cities with too many apartments, ANZ Bank chief executive Shayne Elliott predicts.

Bank of Queensland chairman Roger Davis has highlighted the risks from a looming surge in apartment settlements Brisbane and Melbourne, amid signs more buyers are facing difficulties completing off-the-plan purchases.

Ombudsman Kate Carnell is suggesting changes to the banking code based on contracts and transparency.

The competition watchdog has knocked back a request from three of the country's major banks to launch a collective boycott of Apple Pay, in what it says is a "finely balanced" draft decision.

AMP has shaken up its management team in the wake of escalating losses in its life insurance division.