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Australian banks shift channel focus showing slower growth in traditional channels usage
With the positive take-up rate amongst Australian retail customers, mobile banking will be instrumental in altering the way bank branches are used going forward.
VIDEO: “The banking system has been a terrible disappointment because it failed”
Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and founder of Grameen Bank discusses the failure of investment banking approach to microfinance in India, the need to be tied to the real economy, and microfinance in the US.
Interview transcript: Professor Muhammad Yunus, Founder and Former CEO, Grameen Bank
Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and founder of Grameen Bank discusses introducing financial services to the poor, developing the Social Business idea, and reinventing today's banking system.
Commercial banks’ wealth management businesses recoup losses through diversified income streams
Better earnings masks deeper issues of customer disillusionment with products and services, lower fee income, high expense ratios and regulatory restrictions.
Watanabe departure likely to end Nomura's global push
A series of missteps amidst a volatile banking environment, combined with an insider trading scandal, have left the CEO of Japan’s largest investment bank with no choice but to resign.
Australian banks shift from wholesale funding to deposits as total funding contribution grew to 54.9% in 1H 2011
Date: Jan 13, 2012
Author: Elaine Low
Categories: Australia, Databook, Industry Outlook
Keywords: ANZ, CBA, NAB, Westpac, Loan To Deposit Ratio, CAR, NPL
With increasing global macroeconomic volatility and expected slowdown in capital inflows, banks are shifting towards deposits as a safer and more sustainable form of funding.
Covered bonds growth outlook for banks in the Asia Pacific region remains bleak
Lacking the financial maturity or need for developed markets in the Asia Pacific region, covered bonds are not likely to see significant growth in the near future.
Are Australian banks turning away from innovation?
Date: Dec 21, 2011
Author: Aldo Joson
Categories: Innovation, Technology & Operations
Keywords: Australia, CIO, CEO, NAB, CBA, ANZ, Westpac, IT Upgrade
With the recent CIO shakeup, analysts and customers fear an end or slowdown in IT upgrades.
"Sharing and helping is emotionally rewarding"
Date: Dec 12, 2011
Author: Wong Wei Han
Categories: Profile
Keywords: Caravan of Care, Global Village Beijing, World Sustainability Project, NGO
Philip McMaster feels that the Caravan of Care, an initiative he launched to encourage rich individuals to contribute to poorer communities, can be a source of happiness for both givers and recipients.




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