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St George Bank. Many customers, before the takeover, liked it because it wasn’t one of the big four.

‘Unconscionable’: Westpac lashed by judge after dispute over $44.11

A Sydney woman who fell $44.11 short on her mortgage has successfully sued the bank to remove adverse credit information about her from a reporting agency.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman

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America’s most influential banker sent markets on edge with his “cockroach” warning.

‘Cockroach’ warning by America’s top banker sparks fears about the financial system

A recent spate of corporate failures has raised concerns of a financial bubble created by non-bank lenders.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Sara Daizli arrives at the NSW District Court on Monday for the start of her fraud trial.

‘Rochelle Starlet’, the WhatsApp group and the alleged bank fraudster

Sara Daizli, a former St George Bank employee, is standing trial on 90 fraud-related charges including dealing with almost $1 million in proceeds of crime.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
HSBC Bank Australia, the Australian subsidiary of HSBC in ASIC crosshairs.

Scam strike on global giant is a warning shot to banks

The regulator’s case against HSBC moves the needle from customer beware further towards bank beware.

  • Elizabeth Knight
HSBC Bank Australia, its Australian subsidiary of HSBC, posted a profit of $409.8 million in 2023.

HSBC knew customers were being scammed but didn’t help even as fraud surged: ASIC

Australia’s corporate regulator alleges the banking giant failed its customers by taking months to investigate scam reports and freezing customers’ accounts and leaving them without access to their own money.

  • Aisha Dow
Cast of the TV series Industry: Harry Lawtey, Myha’la Herrold, Maris Abela, David Jonsson and Nabhaan Rizwann.

The generational culture war tearing investment banking apart

The brutal conditions ingrained in the job are proving to be a big turn-off for Gen Z.

  • Charlotte Lytton
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Juan Alessi testified that “Prince Andrew spent weeks with us” and when he visited, he would receive daily massages at the mansion.

How Prince Andrew’s favourite banker ‘Spotty’ Rowland came unstuck

Prince Andrew was main draw as he unveiled the headquarters of Banque Havilland – a bank for the super rich. Now it’s lost its licence.

  • Michael Bow
ASIC chair Joseph Longo

‘What’s going on here?’: ASIC probes fast-growing private debt markets

The head of Australia’s corporate regulator wants more visibility when it comes to the private credit market, where companies go if the banks won’t lend.

  • Millie Muroi
Graham Ambrose is photographed in a workout posted to his Instagram account.

Why everyone in finance is getting ripped

People who spend their working lives trying to manage risk in return for long-term financial gain often fail to apply those lessons to their own health.

  • Chris Bryant
Analysts say there is still value in banks maintaining a physical presence.

Bankwest to face grilling over mass branch closures

Bankwest executives will face an inquiry into rural bank closures, a week after the company announced it will shut all its branches in favour of online services.

  • Stephanie Gardiner