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Four PillarsSecco banks on social network
RICHARD GLUYASChris Gledhill believes data can be just as valuable as money in a digital economy.
A sale to make bankers blush
Richard GluyasANZ’s complicated DBS transaction is just the kind of deal that eluded Mike Smith in Asia.
UpdatedANZ to sell Asia wealth assets
Richard Gluyas, Daniel PalmerANZ will unwind part of its $US550m purchase of RBS assets by selling retail and wealth operations to Singapore’s DBS Bank.
EXCLUSIVEPillars psyche stopped mega-deal
RICHARD GLUYASMike Smith says the psyche that considers the four pillars policy sacrosanct was a barrier to ANZ’s merger with NAB.
EXCLUSIVEBank teller of interest’s account
RICHARD GLUYASFormer ANZ chief executive Mike Smith says Australian politicians “have trashed” the banking industry.
Four PillarsNAB result promises a new dawn
RICHARD GLUYASNAB chief Andrew Thorburn has produced a set of pleasing figures that reflect the bank’s changed fundamentals.
FOUR PILLARSASIC’s word to the wise for banks
RICHARD GLUYASA baton-wielding tough cop on the beat will today deliver a fearful belting to the major banks.
FOUR PILLARSCrunch time for the crusade
Richard GluyasIf Senator Rod Culleton goes bankrupt, what will happen to his Constitution-brandishing, bank-attacking mission?
four pillarsSeasonal capitalisation debate
RICHARD GLUYASThree things in life are certain: death, taxes and vehement disagreement between the market and bank management.
Murray eyes infrastructure
RICHARD GLUYASDavid Murray has blamed the super industry’s narrow performance standards for a lack of investment in infrastructure.
FOUR PILLARSThe fractured future of banking
RICHARD GLUYASBanking is set to splinter as technological change and trust issues continue to chip away at the existing structures.
EXCLUSIVEFintechs want open access for all
RICHARD GLUYASThe nation’s fintech companies have called for open access to economically important infrastructure.
Fears over Crown local licence
RICHARD GLUYASThere are fears convictions for Crown Resorts employees in China could affect its Australian gaming licences.
Banks to face quiz on complaints
RICHARD GLUYASThe small-business ombudsman is to seek information from banks on allegations of poor treatment of customers.
Banks set for misconduct hearing
Richard GluyasThe small business ombudsman is progressing information requests, hearings and a roundtable on customer complaints.
Four PillarsCBA’s play in emerging markets
RICHARD GLUYASCommonwealth Bank’s disruptive play in emerging markets is starting to take shape.
FOUR PILLARSBanks bet on Basel IV-lite
RICHARD GLUYASLocal banks are eyeing an end to capital raisings, as Basel IV appears set to limit higher capital requirements.
APRA takes aim at risky bankers
RICHARD GLUYASThe prudential regulator has started risk-culture pilot reviews to minimise threats to financial stability.
No common risk culture: APRA
Richard GluyasAPRA has warned it can’t regulate risk culture into existence, as it outlines pilot reviews on the issue.
Four PillarsSims ‘delighted’ on ASIC role
RICHARD GLUYASACCC boss Rod Sims is “delighted” at the prospect of legislation to broaden ASIC’s mandate to include competition.
Banks contradict Apple claims
RICHARD GLUYASThe nation’s banks have accused Apple of making “completely baseless” assertions about security.
Revolution must be commercialised
Richard GluyasBlockchain hype has peaked, but the technology’s commercial reality is still some way from matching up.
Tracker mortgages risky: NAB
Michael Roddan, Richard GluyasBanks and APRA have warned the introduction of tracker mortgages would intensify financial system risks.
CBA criticised over life claims
RICHARD GLUYASA major ASIC investigation into claims handling by CommInsure led the watchdog into the CBA boardroom this week.
Industry is ‘an oligopoly’
RICHARD GLUYASASIC chairman Greg Medcraft says the local banking industry is “an oligopoly” lacking in competitive intensity.
EXCLUSIVEAPRA to brief bank inquiry
RICHARD GLUYASAPRA will brief a banking inquiry on some key aspects of its review of the risk culture of the Australian banks.
Four PillarsIndustry falls short on fairness
RICHARD GLUYASASIC’s review is not a pretty picture, but the life insurance industry should be given the chance to clean up its act.
Livingstone named CBA chair
RICHARD GLUYASCBA has named Catherine Livingstone as its next chairman after David Turner announced his surprise retirement.
FOUR PILLARSFrom tin ear, to ear to ground
RICHARD GLUYASCatherine Livingstone’s rise at CBA is timely, because a dedicated, hands-on chair is long overdue.
Insurance ‘ripe for disruption’
RICHARD GLUYASCompetitive market conditions are expected to continue in the general insurance industry.
four pillarsTough cop spills beans on insurers
RICHARD GLUYASASIC is about to release the final report from its review of the claims-handling practices of 14 life insurers.
Four PillarsCulleton: Controversial? Always
RICHARD GLUYASCongratulations to One Nation senator Rod Culleton, inaugural recipient of an award for anti-bank gallantry.
exclusiveHow to be a credit to banking
RICHARD GLUYAsLouise Hunt is almost rendered speechless when asked about the salaries of the major-bank chief executives.
FOUR PILLARSBankers defend high returns
RICHARD GLUYASCompetition, or lack of it, has been one of the key themes in this week’s parliamentary probe into the nation’s banks.
FOUR PILLARSThe problem with bank ‘scandals’
Richard GluyasIt’s often the simple and direct questions that provide the most illuminating answers.
CBA’s Narev emerges unscathed
RICHARD GLUYASCanberra was supposed to set a new accountability benchmark. Instead, the worst Narev endured was some name calling.
Four PillarsBank bosses brace for grilling
RICHARD GLUYASThe bank chiefs have no choice but to participate in the pantomime, but evidence of system-wide fraud doesn’t exist.
Bank chiefs get set for grilling
RICHARD GLUYASThe Labor Party and the Greens are amplifying their calls for a royal commission with a parade of bank ‘victims’.
FOUR PILLARSNew front in the Apple Pay war
RICHARD GLUYASFintech Australia argues that the stoush between Apple and the banks reveals the need for open access in all areas.
Disney boss animated for Dogs
RICHARD GLUYASLocal Walt Disney chief Kylie Watson-Wheeler remembers pleading to join her father at a ‘Save the Dogs’ rally in 1989.
Opinion
We’ll all win if PM cows unions
Janet Albrechtsen The power grab for volunteer firefighters goes to the heart of the federal election.
Disruption looms in anti-elitism
Paul Kelly Feeling ripped off by corruption and afraid of terrorism and migrants, voters are going to extremes.
Politics is turning into tennis
Greg Craven There are only two dogs in this fight — our first unashamedly imperial poll.
Don’t be fooled, focus on future
Catherine Livingstone We need policies that prevent a downward spiral as the world’s economy evolves.
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